On the record
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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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “In these two ways, then, trial by the country would sustain the principle of no taxation without consent. 2.”
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He explains that trial by jury supports the principle of no taxation without consent.
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