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Lysander Spooner: This right of resistance is recognized by the constitution of the United States, as a strictly legal and constitutional…

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This right of resistance is recognized by the constitution of the United States, as a strictly legal and constitutional right.
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Lysander Spooner

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Spooner claims that the right to resist government oppression is recognized by the U.S. Constitution.

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