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Lysander Spooner: “No man can sell it, or transfer it to another; or give to another any right of arbitrary dominion over him.”

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No man can sell it, or transfer it to another; or give to another any right of arbitrary dominion over him.
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Lysander Spooner

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Spooner states that individuals cannot transfer their inherent rights to others.

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