The Servile State Section 14

The Hilaire Belloc Library · Oct 6, 2026 · 15m

In which the intricate dance between capital accumulation, State intervention, and the inexorable law of diminishing returns is laid bare, demonstrating that the State’s attempts at expropriation by financial stratagems are limited by the immutable arithmetic of economic reality. The chapter then turns to distinguish mere regulatory laws from true servile legislation, emphasising that the latter alone creates a legal divide between classes, rather than simply imposing uniform rules for safety or order.