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They have even more interest in it; for, being the weaker party, they must rely on it for their security, having no other security on which they can rely.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “They have even more interest in it; for, being the weaker party, they must rely on it for their security, having no…”
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Spooner asserts that the minority has even greater interest in just laws for their security, reflecting on power dynamics.
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