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There is no other principle that any man can rightfully enforce upon others, or ought to consent to have enforced against himself.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “There is no other principle that any man can rightfully enforce upon others, or ought to consent to have enforced…”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner argues that no one can rightfully impose a principle on others that they themselves would not accept.
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