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Lysander Spooner: “It can do to no one any favor, nor render to any one any assistance, which it withholds from another.”

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It can do to no one any favor, nor render to any one any assistance, which it withholds from another.
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Lysander Spooner

Editor's note · Context

This quote reflects Spooner's belief in fairness and equality in government assistance.

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