“The government is just the armed gang that you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government” (shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by author Larken Rose on March 3, 2019. That is, the purported purpose of government might be to protect one from an armed gang, but government itself is an armed gang.
   
   
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Larken Rose
@LarkenRose
(“The government is just the armed gang that you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government” is shown on an image.—ed.)
6:45 PM · Mar 3, 2019·Twitter for Android
     
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Anonymous Robin Hood , Lady Marian
March 4, 2019 at 10:00 AM ·
(“The government is just the armed gang you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government” is shown on an image.—ed.)
 
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The Free Society Society
March 5, 2019 at 8:24 AM ·
(“The government is just the armed gang that you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government” is shown on an image.—ed.)
 
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ArjaBB
@ArjaaBB
The government is just the armed gang that you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government.
12:00 PM · Mar 12, 2019·Twitter for Android
   
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Jude ⚜️WhoDat⚜️ Trahan
@wooknponub
Replying to @IdiotQueries @freshsqueezed16 and 2 others
The government is just the armed gang that you are scared would take over if there was no government.
4:44 PM · Jun 8, 2019·Twitter Web App
     
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Ungovernable
@AbystralValeska
Replying to @UmpahDadah and @MrAndyNgo
Government IS the violent gang of thieves you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government.
4:39 PM · Oct 24, 2020·Twitter Web App
   
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The Lucky Libertarian
March 12, 2021 at 9:27 AM ·
(“The government is just the armed gang that you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government” is shown on an image.—ed.)
   
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Val Constantin
May 13, 2016 (Added July 17, 2021)  ·
(“The government is just the armed gang that you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government” is shown on an image.—ed.)
 
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Duk3 W1ld3r 🏴
@Duk3W1ld3r
The Government is just the armed gang you’re afraid would take over in the absence of Government.
12:09 PM · Nov 13, 2021·Twitter for Android
     
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GhostGuns.com
@GhostGcom
(“The government is just the armed gang that you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government” is shown on an image.—ed.)
5:59 PM · Aug 20, 2022·Twitter for Android
 
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Rothmus 🏴
@Rothmus
(“The government is just the armed gang that you’re afraid would take over in the absence of government” is shown on an image.—ed.)
4:04 AM · Aug 21, 2022·Tweet From Twetch