The Anatomy of the State (LvMI)

De: Murray N. Rothbard

Narrado por: John Riddle

Murray Rothbard was known as the state's greatest living enemy, and this audiobook is his most powerful statement on the topic. He explains what a state is and what it is not. He shows how it is an institution that violates all that we hold as honest and moral, and how it operates under a false cover. He shows how the state wrecks freedom, destroys civilization, and threatens all lives and property and social well-being, all under the veneer of "good intentions".

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the state is an anti-human human construct

the state is the enslavement of the individual. a cancer that misdirects the scarce resources it accumulated through violence

A worthwhile read

People complaining about the editing are correct in that it is jarring, but are incorrect in that there is no content lost except for maybe the last half syllable of the last word of each paragraph. I have checked it against a physical copy of the book and there are no missing sections.

An irrefutable takedown of what the state truly is.

A simple and logical observation of what the state is Beware, this book will make you question everything.

Definitely a MUST read!

The red pill for statists. This book will hello you see the state for what it is despite the propaganda.

covers the basic

this is such an easy and quick listen, less than an hour, do it quick and you won't regret it.

Great book, but narrator sucks

Needs a better narrator with a non-monotone voice. Other than that awesome book, explains the issue with states well.

A worthwhile quick read

A great work that exposes the true nature of government power. Rothbard dissects the state, revealing it not as a benevolent protector of society as it sells itself to be, but as an institution inherently driven by coercion and exploitation. He continues by covering how the state operates to maintain and expand its authority at the expense of individual liberty and voluntary cooperation. These insights are as ever so more relevant today as to when the book was first published, as we see what the snowball has become.

4/5
Did the book meet what it was advertised as? Yes
Did the author convey their message well? Yes
Did the book hold my interest? Yes
Would I recommend this? Yes
Would I read it again? No

Anatomy of the State

A reminder that the current government is bloated and sucks resources out of the subjects.

A good long essay on the nature of state power

I would like to see more depth of detail, but considering the length the content is relevant. I will look up more of Rothbards writings to get what I look for in his work.

It's Rothbard

Clipped audio at chapter ends but tolerable for the quality content. A quick listen for your commute