On the record
All taxes, levied upon a man's property for the support of government, without his consent, are mere robbery; a violation of his natural right of property.
Said by
Lysander Spooner
Source
gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “All taxes, levied upon a man's property for the support of government, without his consent, are mere robbery; a…”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner argues that taxation without consent is a violation of property rights.
Share
More from Lysander Spooner
For all these reasons, they are not only modest and sensible, but really frank, honest, and honorable villains, contrasted with these courts of injustice, and the lawmakers by whom these courts are established.
They neither ask, nor expect, any mercy, if they should ever fall into the hands of honest men.
On the contrary, they acknowledge themselves robbers, murderers, and villains, pure and simple.
They do not attempt to deceive us, or mislead us, or reconcile us to their doings, by any such pretences, impostures, or insults as these.