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 “The gravest crimes in the State’s lexicon are almost invariably not invasions of person and property, but dangers to its own contentment: for example, treason, desertion of a soldier to the enemy, failure to register for the draft, conspiracy to overthrow the government.”

–Murray Rothbard 

Today we might add leaking classified information, or whistle-blowing, that exposes the State's crimes.

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 https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/to-promote-peace-you-must-fight-statism/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20gravest%20crimes%20in%20the%20State%E2%80%99s%20lexicon%20are%20almost%20invariably%20not%20invasions%20of%20person%20and%20property%2C%20but%20dangers%20to%20its%20own%20contentment%3A%20for%20example%2C%20treason%2C%20desertion%20of%20a%20soldier%20to%20the%20enemy%2C%20failure%20to%20register%20for%20the%20draft%2C%20conspiracy%20to%20overthrow%20the%20government.%E2%80%9D