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No state, no government exists. What does in fact exist is a man, or a few men, in power over many men.

Rose Wilder Lane

No state, no government exists. What does in fact exist is a man, or a few men, in power over many men.

Tags: anarchy, ancap, fascism, freedom, individualism, libertarian, liberty, mafia, philosophy, politics

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About Rose Wilder Lane

Rose Wilder Lane (December 5, 1886 – October 30, 1968) was an American writer and daughter of American writer Laura Ingalls Wilder. Along with two other female writers, Ayn Rand and Isabel Paterson, Lane is one of the more influential advocates of the American libertarian movement.