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Private entities attempting this would always have been shut down with violence. The prevailing violence established itself as "the state".

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What time period? In the US? In communist countries? I would imagine what you said has been the case in many time periods in many different countries, but I am sure there are other scenarios. Do you have anything specific in mind?

the East India company comes to mind

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