"As stated elsewhere in The Creed of Freedom, the legitimate function of the state is to protect the life, liberty, and property of its citizens and, in that defensive role, it is logical that force may have to be used. Individualists have no problem with that. However, in the collectivist world in which we live today, 99% of the laws have nothing to do with the protection of people. They are designed for the control and plunder of people, all done under the banner of supposedly accomplishing some “good.”" G. Edward Griffin