The great Anatomy of the State by Murray Rothbard on the issue of intellectuals and their relationship with the State:

“For if the bulk of the public were really convinced of the evil nature of the State, if they were convinced that the State is the enemy of mankind, they would be deprived of the enormous support they need to function. Hence, the necessity of the State for intellectuals. For it is only the intellectually gifted who can spin the elaborate apologetics for State power, and if the State is to hold sway, it must secure the allegiance of the bulk of the intellectuals.”

“It is true that the State needs the intellectuals; but it is also true that the intellectuals need the State. As Ludwig von Mises pointed out, the intellectuals can earn a much higher income as paid apologists for the State than they can earn in the free market. Consequently, the State can always count on the support of a large part of the intellectuals.”