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Its whole object is simply to deter everybody--except those specially licensed--from performing this innocent, useful, and necessary act.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “Its whole object is simply to deter everybody--except those specially licensed--from performing this innocent, useful…”
Editor's note · Context
He states that the objective of the tax is to discourage individuals from engaging in beneficial economic activities.
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