“A politicalized monopoly, however, is absolute. Every competitive influence is removed by force. Even abstinence on the part of the public is no threat, since every drop in revenue can be offset by a tax levy. The power of taxation removes the necessity of rendering service.”

— Frank Chodorov

Source: One is A Crowd: Reflections of An Individualist (1952), p. 149

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American libertarian thinker 1887–1966

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