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A '''state''' is an organization that maintains a [[monopoly]] on [[force]] within a given territory over which it claims ultimate legal jurisdiction. | A '''state''' is an organization that maintains a [[monopoly]] on [[force]] within a given territory over which it claims ultimate legal jurisdiction. Proponents of the state defend it with [[The social contract|the social contract]]. The validity of the social contract has been questioned by many libertarians, for example [[Stefan Molyneux]].<ref name="stefan">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNj0VhK19QU| The Social Contract: Defined and Destroyed in under 5 mins, 2008]</ref> | ||
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A state is an organization that maintains a monopoly on force within a given territory over which it claims ultimate legal jurisdiction. Proponents of the state defend it with the social contract. The validity of the social contract has been questioned by many libertarians, for example Stefan Molyneux.[1]