its replacement by a new or increased tax elsewhere does just the opposite, for it signifies a new and additional imposition of the state on some other front. The imposition of a new tax is a means that contradicts the libertarian goal itself. Finally, Rothbard states that while the libertarian may set priorities and concentrate his energy on political issues that he deems most important, he must use his strategic intelligence and knowledge of the issues of the day to set his priorities of political importance. According to Rothbard, "the victory of total liberty is the highest political end", and "should be pursued by the speediest and most efficacious possible means". Education is a necessary condition for the victory of liberty and there must be an active and self-conscious libertarian movement. The existence of professionals, of persons making their full-time career in the movement or discipline in question, is also necessary. It is not undemocratic to have a vanguard group of libertarians that can help to bring about a majority or a large and influential minority of people adhering to libertarian ideology. The adoption of libertarianism can be thought of as a ladder or pyramid, with various individuals and groups on different rungs. The libertarian can engage in coalitions with non-libertarians around the advancement of some single, ad hoc activity to "accomplish a twofold purpose: (a) greatly multiplying his own leverage or influence in working toward a specific libertarian goal—since many non-libertarians are mobilized to cooperate in such actions; and (b) to 'raise the consciousness' of his coalition colleagues, to show them that libertarianism is a single interconnected system, and that a full pursuit of their particular goal requires the adoption of the entire libertarian schema." Rothbard explains that in the process of social change, two types of deviations can arise, which the Marxists have called "right opportunism" and "left sectarianism". Right opportunism is willing to abandon the ultimate social goal in pursuit of short-term gains, while left sectarianism sees immorality and betrayal in using strategic intelligence to pursue transitional demands. Both deviations are destructive and equally destructive of the task of achieving the ultimate social goal. "The Marxists have correctly perceived that two sets of conditions are necessary for the victory of any program of radical social change; what they call the 'objective' and the 'subjective' conditions." The subjective conditions are the existence of a self-conscious movement dedicated to