Lysander Spooner: “In this country, and in Western Europe, where the uses of money are…”

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In this country, and in Western Europe, where the uses of money are known, there is no excuse to be offered for the monopoly of money.

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Lysander Spooner

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He argues that in places where money is understood, there is no justification for its monopoly.

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And he can rightfully be held to no greater knowledge of the law than this.

Any restriction upon the exercise of this right is a restriction upon his rightful power of providing for, and accomplishing, his own well-being.

It is also sheer impudence, on their part, to assume that their commands are at all necessary to teach other men what is, and what is not, justice.

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

Lysander Spooner: “In this country, and in Western Europe, where the uses of money are known, there is no excuse to be offered for the…”