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,Y\ HAVE MORE ?AN ONCE EXPRESS$ ! VIEW ?AT 9 AN ,AN>*I/IC /ATE EV5 ! POLICE PROTECTION MAY BE 9 PRIVATE H&S & SUBJECT TO COMPETITION1 SO ?AT :OEV] NE$S PROTECTION MAY HIRE IT FROM :I*EV] P]SON OR COMPANY HE *OOSES4 ,N[1 SUPPOSE TWO M5 WI% TO OCCUPY ! SAME PIECE ( L& & APPEAL TO RIVAL COMPANIES = PROTECTION4 ,:AT WILL BE ! RESULT87#a#i 8 #b7  

,IT APPE>S TO ME ?AT !RE WILL BE 9T]M9ABLE CONT5TION AS LONG AS !RE IS A PLURALITY ( PROTECTORS UPON ! SAME T]RITORY1 & ?AT ULTIMATELY ALL O!RS MU/ SUBMIT TO1 OR BE ABSORB$ BY1 ONE1 TO :I* ALL :O NE$ PROTECTION MU/ APPLY4 ,IF ,I AM RI<T1 !N ,AN>*Y IS IMPOSSIBLE1 & AN EQUITABLE DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T ! ONLY /ABLE =M ( SOCIETY4 ,MOREOV]1 AS IT CAN BE %[N ?AT ! VALUE ( ! PROTECTION TO ! POSSESSION ( L& EQUALS ITS ECONOMIC R5T1 FREE COMPETITION WILL MAKE ! PAYM5T ( ?IS R5T A CONDITION ( PROTECTION4 ,?US ! PAYM5T ( R5T W\LD BECOME AN ESS5TIAL FEATURE 9 ! CONTRACT BETWE5 ! L&HOLD] & ! GOV]NM5T1--9 O!R WORDS1 ! PAYM5T ( R5T TO ! PEOPLE AS A :OLE WILL BECOME ONE ( ! FEATURES ( ?AT SOCIAL SY/EM ( AN 9TELLIG5T PEOPLE :I* MU/ EVOLVE FROM AN>*Y BY ! PROCESS ( NATURAL SELECTION47#a#i 8 #c7 

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,UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( COMPETITION ! BE/ & *EAPE/ PROTECTOR1 LIKE ! BE/ & *EAPE/ TAILOR1 W\LD D\BTLESS GET ! GREAT] P>T ( ! BUS9ESS4 ,IT IS CONCEIVABLE EV5 ?AT HE MI<T GET ! :OLE ( IT4 ,BUT IF HE %\LD1 IT W\LD BE BY HIS VIRTUE AS A PROTECTOR1 NOT BY HIS P[] AS A TYRANT4 ,HE W\LD BE KEPT AT HIS BE/ BY ! POSSIBILITY ( COMPETITION & ! FE> ( IT2 & ! S\RCE ( P[] W\LD ALWAYS REMA91 NOT ) HIM1 BUT ) HIS PATRONS1 :O W\LD EX]CISE IT1 NOT BY VOT+ HIM D[N OR BY =CIBLY PUTT+ ANO!R 9 HIS PLACE1 BUT BY )DRAW+ !IR PATRONAGE4 ,SU* A /ATE ( ?+S1 F> FROM %[+ ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( ,AN>*Y1 W\LD BE ,AN>*Y ITSELF1 & W\LD HAVE LITTLE OR NO?+ 9 COMMON ) :AT N[ GOES BY ! NAME ( EQUITABLE DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T47#a#i 8 #d7  

,IF IT CAN BE %[N ?AT ! VALUE ( ! PROTECTION TO ! POSSESSION ( L& EQUALS ITS ECONOMIC R5T1 ! DEMON/RATION WILL BE 9T]E/+4 ,TO ME IT SEEMS ?AT ! MEASURE ( SU* VALUE MU/ (T5 9CLUDE MANY O!R FACTORS ?AN ECONOMIC R5T4 ,A MAN MAY [N A HOME ! ECONOMIC R5T ( :I* IS Z]O1 BUT TO :I* HE IS DEEPLY ATTA*$ BY MANY T5D] MEMORIES4 ,IS ! VALUE ( PROTECTION 9 HIS POSSESSION ( ?AT HOME Z]O8 ,BUT P]HAPS ,EGOI/ MEANS ! EX*ANGE VALUE ( PROTECTION4 ,IF SO1 ,I ANSW] ?AT1 UND] FREE COMPETITION1 ! EX*ANGE VALUE ( PROTECTION1 LIKE ! EX*ANGE VALUE ( EV]Y?+ ELSE1 W\LD BE ITS CO/1 :I* MI<T 9 ANY GIV5 CASE BE MORE OR LESS ?AN ! ECONOMIC R5T4 ,! CONDITION ( RECEIV+ PROTECTION W\LD BE ! SAME AS ! CONDITION ( RECEIV+ BEEF/EAK1--NAMELY1 ABILITY & WILL+NESS TO PAY ! CO/ !RE(47#a#i 8 #e7  

,IF ,I AM RI<T1 ! PAYM5T ( R5T1 !N1 W\LD NOT BE AN ESS5TIAL FEATURE 9 ! CONTRACT BETWE5 ! L&HOLD] & ! PROTECTOR4 ,IT IS CONCEIVABLE1 H[EV]1 ?\< 9 MY JUDGM5T UNLIKELY1 ?AT IT MI<T BE F\ND AN ADVANTAGE\S FEATURE4 ,IF SO1 PROTECTORS ADOPT+ ?AT =M ( CONTRACT W\LD DI/ANCE !IR COMPETITORS4 ,BUT IF ONE ( !SE PROTECTORS %\LD EV] SAY TO L&HOLD]S3 ,SIGN ?IS CONTRACT2 IF Y\ DO NOT1 ,I NOT ONLY WILL REFUSE Y\ PROTECTION1 BUT ,I WILL MYSELF 9VADE Y\ & ANNUALLY CONFISCATE A PORTION ( Y\R E>N+S EQUAL TO ! ECONOMIC R5T ( Y\R L&1 ,I 9CL9E TO ! OP9ION ?AT 9TELLIG5T PEOPLE W\LD SOON] OR LAT]1 BY ! PROCESS ( NATURAL SELECTION1 EVOLVE 9TO ,AN>*Y BY RALLY+ >\ND !SE L&HOLD]S = ! =MATION ( A NEW SOCIAL & PROTECTIVE SY/EM1 :I* W\LD SUBORD9ATE ! POOL+ ( ECONOMIC R5TS TO ! SECURITY ( EA* 9DIVIDUAL 9 ! POSSESSION ( ! RAW MAT]IALS :I* HE USES & ! DISPOSITION ( ! WEAL? :I* HE !REBY PRODUCES47#a#i 8 #f7 

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