In his brilliant essay, “The Anatomy of the State,” Murray Rothbard wrote that state power always relies on the manipulation of public opinion, perhaps as much as its use of force and coercion (See his Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays). Since the class of people constituting the state always necessarily consists …In his brilliant essay, “The Anatomy of the State,” Murray Rothbard wrote that state power always relies on the manipulation of public opinion, perhaps as much as its use of force and coercion (See his Egalitarianism as a Revolt Against Nature and Other Essays). Since the class of people constituting the state always necessarily consists …