Why did Robert Nozick oppose using taxes to provide public education?

Robert Nozick opposed using taxes to fund public education because he believed that any state power exceeding that of a "minimal state"—a "night watchman" limited to protecting citizens against violence, theft, and fraud—violates the natural rights of its citizens.1

Nozick argued that individuals possess the right to dispose of their property and the fruits of their labor as they see fit. Consequently, he contended that mandatory taxation used to provide services such as public education or health care is unjust. In his view, forcing citizens to pay for services they may not want or may prefer to obtain privately is equivalent to "forced labour" for the state.1

His philosophy is rooted in the entitlement theory of justice, which holds that a distribution of holdings is just only if it arises from legitimate means, such as voluntary transfer, rather than through state-enforced patterns of redistribution.2