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“The imaginations of believers have dressed up and exaggerated the excellence of the style and matter of the New Testament generally, in the same manner, in which they have the moral instructions of Jesus.”

Book:The collected works of Lysander Spooner

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The collected works of Lysander Spooner

The works encompass a range of topics including philosophy, law, and social issues, reflecting Spooner's advocacy for individual rights and his criticism of the institution of slavery. 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

“The mental capacity of a person to make reasonable contracts, is the only criterion, by which to determine his legal capacity to make obligatory contracts. And his mental capacity to make reasonable contracts is certainly not to be determined by the fact that he is, or is not, twenty-one years of age.”

Years Persons Facts Age Capacity Twenties Determine Determined Reasonable Contracts Criteria Twenty One

Book:A Letter to Grover Cleveland on His False Inaugural Address, the Usurpation and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude of the People

Source: A Letter to Grover Cleveland on His False Inaugural Address, the Usurpation and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude of the People

“The number who actually consented to the Constitution of the United States, at the first, was very small. Considered as the act of the whole people, the adoption of the Constitution was the merest farce and imposture, binding upon nobody.”

People Firsts States Whole United Numbers United States Constitution Adoption Binding Constitution Of The United States Farce

Book:No Treason: No. 1-

Source: No Treason: No. 1-

“The right and the physical power of the people to resist injustice, are really the only securities that any people ever can have for their liberties. Practically no government knows any limit to its power but the endurance of the people.”

People Knows Government Liberty Security Limits Injustice Endurance

Book:A Defence for Fugitive Slaves

Source: A Defence for Fugitive Slaves

“The right of absolute and irresponsible dominion is the right of property, and the right of property is the right of absolute, irresponsible dominion. The two are identical; the one necessarily implying the other.”

Two Absolutes Property Identical Dominion Irresponsible Implying

Book:Let's Abolish Government

Source: Let's Abolish Government