The State is an inherently illegitimate institution of organized aggression, of organized and regularized crime against the persons and properties of its subjects… a profoundly antisocial institution which lives parasitically off of the productive activities of private citizens.
Not sure I care for that thesis at all. The State is an agreement among people about how they will relate to one another. Rothbard is describing a dystopia. It doesn't have to be that way.
I have been getting interested in Rothbard lately. Which of his books do you think would be a good place to start?
The absolute best place to start with Rothbard is "The Anatomy of The State" it's short, and freely available:
https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state
It can be summarized further as:
Not sure I care for that thesis at all. The State is an agreement among people about how they will relate to one another. Rothbard is describing a dystopia. It doesn't have to be that way.
Rothbardians are the tough love libertarians, you kinda got to ease into it.