“[Classical] liberalism . . . forces no one against his will into the structure of the state. Whoever wants to emigrate is not held back. When a part of the people of the state wants to drop out of the union, liberalism does not hinder it from doing so. Colonies that want to become independent need only to do so.”
–Ludwig von Mises, Nation, State and Economy, p. 39
The “princely state,” on the other hand, “strives relentlessly or expansion of its territory and for increase in the number of its subjects . . . . The more land and the more subjects, the more revenues and the more soldiers. Only in the size of the state does assurance of its preservation lie.”
8:04 am on August 2, 2018
