Max Weber Quote

The State is a relation of men dominating men, a relation supported by means of legitimate (i.e. considered to be legitimate) violence.


'Politik als Beruf' (1919) (translated by H. Gerth and C. Wright Mills, 1948)


The State is a relation of men dominating men, a relation supported by means of legitimate (i.e. considered to be legitimate) violence.

The State is a relation of men dominating men, a relation supported by means of legitimate (i.e. considered to be legitimate) violence.

The State is a relation of men dominating men, a relation supported by means of legitimate (i.e. considered to be legitimate) violence.

The State is a relation of men dominating men, a relation supported by means of legitimate (i.e. considered to be legitimate) violence.