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This is the great argument that is relied on to justify the robbery.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “This is the great argument that is relied on to justify the robbery.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner identifies the argument for protectionist taxes as a justification for robbery.
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