One of the problems with the word "free" is that it means different things in context.

So free as in liberty, or free as in gratis?

I agree with you that so long as there is no state, you will not have perfect liberty. I believe that there is no service that must be provided through violence, and thus I work to remove the state from everything.

There are abusive people who point to those who want liberty who then say we're thieves who "don't want to pay for anything". This absurdity comes from their inability to separate "liberty" from "gratis".

Those who believe in political liberty are the first to stand up to pay for those services they want. Unlike the believer in state power, who wants other people to pay for his services through taxation.

Can we achieve some measure of increased liberty? Yes. It has been done. I hope that this time it can be done through peaceful evolution.