... A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopolyof the legitimate use of physical force within a — Max Weber, The Vocation Lectures: Science as a Vocation/Politics as a Vocation
... A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopolyof the legitimate use of physical force within a — Max Weber, The Vocation Lectures: Science as a Vocation/Politics as a Vocation
... A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopolyof the legitimate use of physical force within a — Max Weber, The Vocation Lectures: Science as a Vocation/Politics as a Vocation
... A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopolyof the legitimate use of physical force within a — Max Weber, The Vocation Lectures: Science as a Vocation/Politics as a Vocation
... A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopolyof the legitimate use of physical force within a — Max Weber, The Vocation Lectures: Science as a Vocation/Politics as a Vocation
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... A state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopolyof the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory.

— Max Weber, The Vocation Lectures: Science as a Vocation/Politics as a Vocation
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