Lysander Spooner: “They all proceed upon the principle, that governments have all power, and the people no rights.”

And he can rightfully be held to no greater knowledge of the law than this.

And whenever any number of men, calling themselves a government, do anything to another man, or to his property, which they had no right to do as individuals they thereby declare themselves trespassers, robbers, or murderers, according to…

All other laws, it is optional with each man to obey, or not, as he may choose.

Therefore all their laws, as they call them,--that is, all the laws of their own making,--have no color of authority or obligation.