Lysander Spooner: “Unconditional submission is usually the last act of one who confesses…”

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Unconditional submission is usually the last act of one who confesses himself subdued and enslaved.

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Lysander Spooner

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Spooner describes unconditional submission as a sign of defeat and loss of freedom.

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Lysander Spooner: “Unconditional submission is usually the last act of one who confesses himself subdued and enslaved.”