Philosopher Bertrand Russell supported this critique, stating that "[p]eace and war, tariffs, regulations of sanitary conditions and the sale of noxious drugs, the preservation of a just system of distribution: these, among others, are functions which could hardly be performed in a community in which there was no central government."
fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ bˈɜːtɹænd ɹˈʌsəl səpˈoːɹɾᵻd ðɪs kɹɪtˈiːk, stˈeɪɾɪŋ ðˈæt "pˈiː ˈiːs ænd wˈɔːɹ, tˈæɹɪfs, ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃənz ʌv sˈænətˌɛɹi kəndˈɪʃənz ænd ðə sˈeɪl ʌv nˈɑːkʃəs dɹˈʌɡz, ðə pɹˌɛzɚvˈeɪʃən əvə dʒˈʌst sˈɪstəm ʌv dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən: ðˈiːz, ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚz, ɑːɹ fˈʌŋkʃənz wˌɪtʃ kʊd hˈɑːɹdli biː pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɪn ɐ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ sˈɛntɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt."