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"The state spends much time and effort persuading the public that it is not really what it is and that the consequences of its actions are positive rather than negative."

— Hoppe, Hans-Hermann event 1989

From A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism: Economics, Politics, and Ethics

Context: On the state's systematic effort to misrepresent its own nature and the effects of its interventions.

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