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He had apparently never heard of any natural, individual, human rights, that had never been delegated to either the general or State governments.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “He had apparently never heard of any natural, individual, human rights, that had never been delegated to either the…”
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Spooner criticizes Marshall for ignoring the concept of natural rights that are not granted by governments.
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It is also sheer impudence, on their part, to assume that their commands are at all necessary to teach other men what is, and what is not, justice.
If the authority be vested in the government, the governmnt is absolute, and the people have no liberties except such as the government sees fit to indulge them with.
It would be a solecism and absurdity in government to allow such consequences as these.
What else than ignorance of the law is it that excuses persons under the years of discretion, and men of imbecile minds?