On the record
It virtually declares that it does not itself exist at all for the good of the people, but that the people exist solely for the use of the government.
Said by
Lysander Spooner
Source
gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “It virtually declares that it does not itself exist at all for the good of the people, but that the people exist solely…”
Editor's note · Context
This statement reflects Spooner's view that the government prioritizes its own existence over the welfare of the people.
Share
More from Lysander Spooner
They do not tell us that they have established infallible supreme courts, to whom they refer all questions as to the legality of their acts, and that they do nothing that is not sanctioned by these courts.
They neither ask, nor expect, any mercy, if they should ever fall into the hands of honest men.
They do not carry their heads high, above all other men, and demand our reverence and admiration, as statesmen, patriots, and benefactors.
They acknowledge it to be our unquestioned right and duty to kill them, if we can; that they expect nothing else, than that we will kill them, if we can; and that we are only fools and cowards, if we do not kill them, by any and every…