The State, The Government, The Supreme, The Eternal, The Aggressor against the persons and property of the mass of the public. All states, everywhere, whether democratic, dictatorial, or monarchical, whether red, white, blue or brown." The State. For centuries, The State has robbed people at bayonet point, and called it taxation. For centuries, The State has enslaved people into its army of battalions, and called it conscription. The State. For centuries, The State has robbed people at bayonet point, and called it taxation. Coercion and violence by the direct threat of violence or imprisonment. This is taxation. The State.