Charles Tilly Quotes

To The Extent That Threats Against Which A Given Government Protects Its Citizens Are Imaginary Or Are Consequences Of Its Own Activities, The Government Has Organized A Protection Racket. Since Governments Themselves Commonly Timulate, Or Even Fabricate Threats Of External War, And Since The Repressive And Extractive Activities Of Governments Often Constitute The Largest Current Threats To The Livelihoods Of Their Own Citizens, Many Governments Operate In Essentially The Same Ways As Racketeers.

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