[CalChris]

Max Weber. However, he stated it as Today, however, we have to say that a state is a human community that (successfully) claims the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force within a given territory.

Politics as a Vocation.

http://fs2.american.edu/dfagel/www/class%20readings/weber/po...

[smittywerben]

Thanks for a direct link to the [1918] speech. This definition originates from the sociology school in academia.