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    State coercion requires strong justification to be deemed... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The justification for state coercion must include a requirement that the state organize society so that egalitarian principles such as the Rawlsian difference principle are satisfied.

    State coercion requires strong justification to be deemed morally permissible.

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    Another view is that the state massively coerces individuals residing within its claimed jurisdiction and does not to the same extent massively coerce those outside its territorial borders. The imposition of this massive coercion on individuals inside a nation is a presumptive violation of their autonomy, which demands a strong justification if state coercion is to be rightly deemed legitimate, morally permissible. It is plausible to suppose the required justification must include acknowledgemen

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