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Lysander Spooner: In these two ways, then, trial by the country would sustain the principle of no taxation without consent. 2.

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In these two ways, then, trial by the country would sustain the principle of no taxation without consent. 2.
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Lysander Spooner

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He explains that trial by jury supports the principle of no taxation without consent.

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