"The claim of the State Socialists, however, that this right would not be exercised in matters pertaining to the individual in the more intimate and private relations of his life is not borne out by the history of governments"

This quote by Benjamin Tucker is referring to the claim of State Socialists that the right of the government to conflict in the exclusive lives of people would not be exercised. Tucker is indicating that this insurance claim is not sustained by history, as governments have typically conflicted in the personal lives of people. He is recommending that the State Socialists are naive in their belief that the federal government will not interfere in the exclusive lives of people. Tucker is cautioning that the government needs to not be trusted to value the privacy of people, as background has shown that governments have usually disregarded this right. He is supporting for the protection of specific legal rights as well as personal privacy, and also is warning against the federal government's disturbance in the personal lives of individuals.