On the record
They mutually sustain each other; and neither can stand without the other.
Said by
Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “They mutually sustain each other; and neither can stand without the other.”
Editor's note · Context
He states that trial by jury and no taxation without consent are interdependent principles.
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