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But the same principle, on this point, that applies to a peer of the realm, applies to every freeman.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “But the same principle, on this point, that applies to a peer of the realm, applies to every freeman.”
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Spooner argues that the principle of being judged by one's peers applies universally to all free individuals.
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