On the record
It asserts that government owns the planet, and that men have no right to live on it, except by first getting a permit from the government.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgIt asserts that government owns the planet, and that men have no right to live on it, except by first getting a permit from the government.
Spooner asserts that government control over the planet undermines individual rights to live freely.
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