On the record
If he do not desire it, or do not bargain for it, the government has no more right than any other insurance company to impose it upon him, or make him pay for it.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “If he do not desire it, or do not bargain for it, the government has no more right than any other insurance company to…”
Editor's note · Context
He argues that if a person does not want government protection, it has no right to impose it or charge for it.
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