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If it does more than that to any,--that is, if it gives monopolies, privileges, exemptions, bounties, or favors to any,--it can do so only by doing injustice to more or less others.
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Lysander Spooner
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This statement reflects Spooner's view that government actions often lead to injustice for others.
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