An association for the maintenance of justice should be a purely voluntary one; and should be formed upon the same principle as a mutual fire or marine insurance company; that is, each member should pay his just proportion of the expense necessary for protecting all.
Spooner advocates for voluntary associations for justice, likening them to mutual insurance companies.
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