Murray Rothbard is known as the greatest enemy of the state who ever lived, and this book is his most concise and powerful statement of anti-statism. Following Franz Oppenheimer and Albert Nock, Rothbard views the state as a dangerous, predatory creature. It does not produce anything, but only steals resources from those who produce goods. He shows us how the state tramples and violates everything that law-abiding citizens adhere to, and how it acts under the false cover of “good intentions.”