On the record
Do they not now--at least so far as you will permit them to do it--grow their own food, build their own houses, make their own clothing, print their own books?
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “Do they not now--at least so far as you will permit them to do it--grow their own food, build their own houses, make…”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner emphasizes the self-sufficiency of citizens in producing their own necessities.
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