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And the right is practically established only when and because the government, no longer exists to call it in question.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “And the right is practically established only when and because the government, no longer exists to call it in question.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner argues that the right of revolution is only established when the government no longer exists to challenge it.
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