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)

Max Weber Quotes

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.