These words of yours are synonyms. If there were a state without any government (some lawless anarchy), the idea that the "state" could still have a monopoly o

These words of yours are synonyms. If there were a state without any government (some lawless anarchy), the idea that the "state" could still have a monopoly on violence is laughably asinine. You must be from some European country where "government" means something like "Congressional session" or whatever. I have little interest in wading through all that semantic nonsense.