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Now, inasmuch as no man can delegate, or impart, his own judgment or conscience to another, it is naturally impossible that he can delegate to another his judicial rights or powers.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “Now, inasmuch as no man can delegate, or impart, his own judgment or conscience to another, it is naturally impossible…”
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Spooner argues that one cannot delegate their own judgment or conscience to another person.
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