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Quote by Lysander Spooner
But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this

But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain – that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist. – Lysander Spooner

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That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support. – Lysander Spooner

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The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets. – Lysander Spooner

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