<bq author="Max Weber">A distinguishing feature of the modern state is that it claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory … the right to use physical force is ascribed to other institutions or to individuals only to the extent to which the state permits it. The state is considered the sole source of the ‘right’ to use violence.</bq> <hr> <n>Citation found in the article <a href="http://crookedtimber.org/category/law/page/2/" source="Crooked Timber">Weber and Legitimate Violence</a>.</n>