On the record
Every human being has the same natural right to buy and sell, of and to, any and all other people in the world, as he has to buy and sell, of and to, the people of his own country.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “Every human being has the same natural right to buy and sell, of and to, any and all other people in the world, as he…”
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Spooner asserts the universal right of individuals to engage in trade regardless of nationality.
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