We differ here too.

Violence is the LEAST effective form of power - which is why it's always a last resort.

Government is the most effective way, currently, to get people to do what you want them to do - more specifically money and power.

Violence is the least effective because it destroys 'resources' on BOTH sides of the battle/war. The ONLY reason someone uses violence is they believe the INCREASE in power/resources will be greater at the end of the war than the beginning.

If you truly want no man to be a slave to another, you need to REDUCE the power of the central authority (laws, power, money) or it will ALWAYS rise up against you and control you. As you point out that's what happened in the USA. But it all started with the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913, and was solidified in the 1930s, and then sealed in 1971 when the Gold standard was 'temporary' suspended.

But both our views are valid - this is not easy to figure out because we have never really had freedom before other than brief moments in time. We have become more free as humans over time and we control our OWN property.