A government that can at pleasure accuse, shoot, and hang men, as traitors, for the one general offence of refusing to surrender themselves and their property unreservedly to its arbitrary will, can practice any and all special and particular oppressions it pleases.
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"A government that can at pleasure accuse, shoot, and hang men, as traitors, for the one general offence of refusing to surrender themselves and their property unreservedly to its arbitrary will, can practice any and all special and particular oppressions it pleases." — Lysander Spooner #politicsgovernment
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A government that can at pleasure accuse, shoot, and hang men, as traitors, for the one general offence of refusing to surrender themselves and their property unreservedly to its arbitrary will, can practice any and all special and particular oppressions it pleases. — Lysander Spooner
About Lysander Spooner
Lysander Spooner was a Philosopher from United States (1808–1887).
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This quote is attributed to Lysander Spooner, a Philosopher from United States.
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Lysander Spooner lived from 1808 – 1887.
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