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Lysander Spooner Quotes

All governments, the worst on earth, and the most tyrannical on earth, are free governments to that portion of the people who voluntarily support them Picture Quote #1

The secret ballot makes a secret government; and a secret government is a secret band of robbers and murderers Picture Quote #1

A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years Picture Quote #1

The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets Picture Quote #1

Any government, that is its own judge of, and determines authoritatively for the people, what are its own powers over the people, is an absolute government of course. It has all the powers that it chooses to exercise. There is no other or at least no more accurate definition of a despotism than this Picture Quote #1

But for their right to judge of the law, and the justice of the law, juries would be no protection to an accused person, even as to matters of fact; for, if the government can dictate to a jury any law whatever, in a criminal case, it can certainly dictate to them the laws of evidence Picture Quote #1

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All, or nearly all, the advantage there is in fixing any constitutional limits to the power of a government, is simply to give notice to the government of the point at which it will meet with resistance Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

What is the motive to the secret ballot? This, and only this: Like other confederates in crime, those who use it are not friends, but enemies; and they are afraid to be known, and to have their individual doings known, even to each other Picture Quote #1

The very idea of law originates in men’s natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has always been the name of that rule or principle of justice, which protects those rights. Thus we speak of natural law Picture Quote #1

The rescue of a person, who is assaulted, or restrained of his liberty, without authority of law, is not only morally, but legally, a meritorious act; for every body is under obligation to go to the assistance of one who is assailed by assassins, robbers, ravishers, kidnappers, or ruffians of any kind Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Practically and commercially speaking, a dollar is not necessarily a specific thing, made of silver, or gold, or any other single metal, or substance. It is only such a quantum of market value as exists in a given piece of silver or gold Picture Quote #1

Doing a thing by law, or according to law, is only carrying the law into execution. And punishing a man by, or according to, the sentence or judgment of his peers, is only carrying that sentence or judgment into execution Picture Quote #1

A man who is without capital, and who, by prohibitions upon banking, is practically forbidden to hire any, is in a condition elevated but one degree above that of a chattel slave. He may live; but he can live only as the servant of others; compelled to perform such labor, and to perform it at such prices, as they may see fit to dictate Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect the people against the oppressions of the government; for there are no oppressions which the government may not authorize by law Picture Quote #1

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The only idea they have ever manifested as to what is a government of consent, is this - that it is one to which everybody must consent, or be shot Picture Quote #1

All restraints upon man's natural liberty, not necessary for the simple maintenance of justice, are of the nature of slavery, and differ from each other only in degree Picture Quote #1

Government is in reality established by the few; and these few assume the consent of all the rest, without any such consent being actually given Picture Quote #1

The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes are paid under the compulsion of that threat Picture Quote #1

Vices are those acts by which a man harms himself or his property. Crimes are those acts by which one man harms the person or property of another Picture Quote #1

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All governments, the worst on earth, and the most tyrannical on earth, are free governments to that portion of the people who voluntarily support them (Lysander Spooner Quotes) The secret ballot makes a secret government; and a secret government is a secret band of robbers and murderers (Lysander Spooner Quotes) A man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years (Lysander Spooner Quotes) The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets (Lysander Spooner Quotes) Any government, that is its own judge of, and determines authoritatively for the people, what are its own powers over the people, is an absolute government of course. It has all the powers that it chooses to exercise. There is no other or at least no more accurate definition of a despotism than this (Lysander Spooner Quotes) But for their right to judge of the law, and the justice of the law, juries would be no protection to an accused person, even as to matters of fact; for, if the government can dictate to a jury any law whatever, in a criminal case, it can certainly dictate to them the laws of evidence (Lysander Spooner Quotes) All, or nearly all, the advantage there is in fixing any constitutional limits to the power of a government, is simply to give notice to the government of the point at which it will meet with resistance (Lysander Spooner Quotes) 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 Quotes) What is the motive to the secret ballot? This, and only this: Like other confederates in crime, those who use it are not friends, but enemies; and they are afraid to be known, and to have their individual doings known, even to each other (Lysander Spooner Quotes) The very idea of law originates in men’s natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has always been the name of that rule or principle of justice, which protects those rights. Thus we speak of natural law (Lysander Spooner Quotes) The rescue of a person, who is assaulted, or restrained of his liberty, without authority of law, is not only morally, but legally, a meritorious act; for every body is under obligation to go to the assistance of one who is assailed by assassins, robbers, ravishers, kidnappers, or ruffians of any kind (Lysander Spooner Quotes) 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 (Lysander Spooner Quotes) 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 (Lysander Spooner Quotes) Practically and commercially speaking, a dollar is not necessarily a specific thing, made of silver, or gold, or any other single metal, or substance. It is only such a quantum of market value as exists in a given piece of silver or gold (Lysander Spooner Quotes) Doing a thing by law, or according to law, is only carrying the law into execution. And punishing a man by, or according to, the sentence or judgment of his peers, is only carrying that sentence or judgment into execution (Lysander Spooner Quotes) A man who is without capital, and who, by prohibitions upon banking, is practically forbidden to hire any, is in a condition elevated but one degree above that of a chattel slave. He may live; but he can live only as the servant of others; compelled to perform such labor, and to perform it at such prices, as they may see fit to dictate (Lysander Spooner Quotes) 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 Quotes) If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect the people against the oppressions of the government; for there are no oppressions which the government may not authorize by law (Lysander Spooner Quotes) The only idea they have ever manifested as to what is a government of consent, is this - that it is one to which everybody must consent, or be shot (Lysander Spooner Quotes) All restraints upon man's natural liberty, not necessary for the simple maintenance of justice, are of the nature of slavery, and differ from each other only in degree (Lysander Spooner Quotes) Government is in reality established by the few; and these few assume the consent of all the rest, without any such consent being actually given (Lysander Spooner Quotes) The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not most, taxes are paid under the compulsion of that threat (Lysander Spooner Quotes) Vices are those acts by which a man harms himself or his property. Crimes are those acts by which one man harms the person or property of another (Lysander Spooner Quotes)

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