On the record
The second will be exposed to the same temptations as the first, and will be just as likely to prove tyrannical.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “The second will be exposed to the same temptations as the first, and will be just as likely to prove tyrannical.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner suggests that new legislators will face the same temptations as previous ones, making tyranny likely.
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