On the record
The only real right of property, that is known to mankind, is the natural right.
Said by
Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “The only real right of property, that is known to mankind, is the natural right.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner asserts that the only legitimate form of property rights is rooted in natural rights.
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