# Schools of Thought in Classical Liberalism, Part 6: Anarcho-Capitalism

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/videos/schools-thought-classical-liberalism-part-6-anarcho-capitalism>

**By** Nigel Ashford

**Published:** May 11, 2012

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Do we even need a government? Some anarchist philosophers and economists don't think so. Dr. Nigel Ashford takes a look at two anarcho-capitalist thinkers, Murray Rothbard and David Friedman. Rothbard criticizes the state for its use of coercion, and Friedman criticizes it for its inefficiency. Both argue that there are free-market alternatives to all government services.

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