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It is self-evident that no number of men, by conspiring, and calling themselves a government, can acquire any rights whatever over other men, or other men's property, which they had not before, as individuals.
Lysander Spooner
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"It is self-evident that no number of men, by conspiring, and calling themselves a government, can acquire any rights whatever over other men, or other men's property, which they had not before, as individuals."
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It is self-evident that no number of men, by conspiring, and calling themselves a government, can acquire any rights whatever over other men, or other men's property, which they had not before, as individuals. — Lysander Spooner

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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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