Home / Library / Quotes / Born in Conquest, Not Consent Notable Quote "The State has never been created by a social contract; it has always been born in conquest and exploitation." — Rothbard, Murray event 1974 From Anatomy of the State Context: From Anatomy of the State (1974). Rothbard rejects the social-contract account of the State's origins, arguing that historically every State arose from one group of men forcibly imposing rule over another. Topics policy Theory of the State history History handshake Social Contract