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It is only prohibited from doing anything (that is, from taking a party's goods, rights, or person) unless a jury have first adjudged it to be done.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “It is only prohibited from doing anything (that is, from taking a party's goods, rights, or person) unless a jury have…”
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This quote explains the conditions under which the government can act against an individual's rights.
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