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It was a principle of the Common Law, as it is of the law of nature, and of common sense, that no man can be taxed without his personal consent.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “It was a principle of the Common Law, as it is of the law of nature, and of common sense, that no man can be taxed…”
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He asserts the principle that no one should be taxed without their explicit consent.
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