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They are just as false and absurd as it would be to say that they are protecting the public health, by arbitrarily poisoning and destroying the health of single individuals.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “They are just as false and absurd as it would be to say that they are protecting the public health, by arbitrarily…”
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Spooner critiques the absurdity of claiming to protect public health while harming individuals.
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