Just a random theory question and if you donāt know no worries:
I often see this quote attributed to Max Stirner:
āThe state calls its own violence law, but that of the individual, crime.ā
However, despite a good deal of research I cant find this phrasing in any of his written works. However, in both The Ego and His Own and the better translation, The Unique and its Property, Iāve found this similar quote:
āState behavior is an act of violence, and it calls its violence ālegal rightā; that of the individual, ācrime.āā
Iām wondering if you know where the āthe state calls its own violenceā¦ā quote came from when it seems it didnāt come from Stirnerās own pen.
the proper quote is,
The Stateās behavior is violence, and it calls its violence ālawā; that of the individual, ācrime.ā
āMax Stirner, āThe Ego and Its Own: My Powerā (1844); transl. S. T. Byington
maybe someone just got messed up in a rush when they found the quote and missed a couple letters is all
wikiquote attributes the change to George Seldes, in his book 'the great quotations', from '60/'61













