On the record
Now, sir, this is the real character of the government of the United States, as it is of all other lawmaking governments.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “Now, sir, this is the real character of the government of the United States, as it is of all other lawmaking…”
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Spooner describes his view of the true nature of the U.S. government in relation to individual rights.
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