Lysander Spooner: “Thus they say, virtually, that the natural rights of mankind impose no constitutional restraints whatever upon congress…”

And the right is practically established only when and because the government, no longer exists to call it in question.

But there is no reason why a judge should have the power of punishing, for contempt, any more than for any other offence.

Proud from victory, and with their swords in their hands, would they surrender their liberties to a private man?

And nobody is bound to take the least notice of them, unless it be to trample them under foot, as usurpations.