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“There can be no criminal intent in resisting injustice.”

Quote by Lysander Spooner

Book:A Defence for Fugitive Slaves

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A Defence for Fugitive Slaves

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the legal and ethical debates surrounding the status of fugitive slaves in the United States. It delves into the arguments made by abolitionists and defenders of the institution of slavery, offering a nuanced perspective on the complex issues at play during this period of American history. more

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Lysander Spooner

Lysander Spooner was an American philosopher, abolitionist, and legal theorist who lived from January 19, 1808, to May 14, 1887. He is recognized for his contributions to the philosophy of individual rights and his advocacy for the abolition of slavery. Spooner's work has had a profound impact on the fields of law and philosophy. more

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“A man's natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man, or by millions; whether committed by one man, calling himself a robber, (or by any other name indicating his true character,) or by millions, calling themselves a government.”

Men World Whole Character Government Names Natural Millions Rights Crime Calling Committed Whole World One Man Robbers Natural Rights True Character Infringement

Book:No Treason: No. 1-

Source: No Treason: No. 1-

“A traitor is a betrayer - one who practices injury, while professing friendship. Benedict Arnold was a traitor, solely because, while professing friendship for the American cause, he attempted to injure it. An open enemy, however criminal in other respects, is no traitor.”

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Book:Individualist anarchist pamphlets

Source: Individualist anarchist pamphlets

“Any number of scoundrels, having money enough to start with, can establish themselves as a 'government'; because, with money, they can hire soldiers, and with soldiers extort more money; and also compel general obedience to their will.”

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Book:No Treason and a Letter to Thomas F. Bayard

Source: No Treason and a Letter to Thomas F. Bayard

“To deprive mankind of their natural right and power of creating wealth for themselves, is as great a tyranny as it is to rob them of it after they have created it. And this is done by all laws against honest banking.”

Done Law Natural Wealth Mankind Honest Creating Tyranny Banking Creating Wealth

Book:A New Banking System: the Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District

Source: A New Banking System: the Needful Capital for Rebuilding the Burnt District

“A married woman has the same natural right to acquire and hold property, and to make all contracts that she is mentally competent to make reasonably, as has a married man, or any other man.”

Men Natural Married Property Acquire Contracts Competent Natural Rights Married Man Married Women

Book:The collected works of Lysander Spooner

Source: The collected works of Lysander Spooner

“But that the people are stronger than the government, and will resist in extreme cases, our governments would be little or nothing else than organized systems of plunder and oppression.”

People Littles Government Would Be Cases Stronger Extremes Oppression Organized Plunder

Book:An Essay on the Trial by Jury

Source: An Essay on the Trial by Jury

“It is a natural impossibility for any man to make a binding contract, by which he shall surrender to others a single one of what are commonly called his 'natural, inherent, inalienable rights.'”

Men Natural Rights Surrender Contracts Inherent Impossibility Binding Inalienable Rights

Book:The collected works of Lysander Spooner

Source: The collected works of Lysander Spooner

“It is manifest that the only security against the tyranny of the government lies in forcible resistance to the execution of the injustice; because the injustice will certainly be executed, unless it be forcibly resisted.”

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Book:An Essay on the Trial by Jury

Source: An Essay on the Trial by Jury

“Majorities, as such, afford no guarantees for justice. They are men of the same nature as minorities. They have the same passions for fame, power, and money, as minorities; and are liable and likely to be equally - perhaps more than equally, because more boldly - rapacious, tyrannical and unprincipled, if intrusted with power.”

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Book:The collected works of Lysander Spooner

Source: The collected works of Lysander Spooner

“The apology, that is constantly put forth for the injustice of government, viz., that a man must consent to give up some of his rights, in order to have his other rights protected - involves a palpable absurdity, both legally and politically.”

Men Giving Government Order Rights Giving Up Injustice Apology Protected Absurdity Consent

Book:The Unconstitutionality of Slavery

Source: The Unconstitutionality of Slavery