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 | | The alleged despotism of medieval Europe is largely propaganda, and confusion about the reality of Europe from, say, 700 to 1700 does much to support the aggrandizing structure of the modern, centralized state. |
 | | The modern regimes of the 16th and 17th Century were notable for their concept of absolute sovereignty, which did not permit countervailing authority in the Church, the guilds, etc. Liberalism emerged, in part, to temper this absolute sovereignty, but liberalism largely retained its basic structure: individuals relate to states, and vice versa. |
 | | Under this view of what libertarians call The State the government by necessity has the monopoly on power and to give power to families, the church, the guild, local authorities undermines this authority and creates the opportunity for mischief. |
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