Lysander Spooner: “It was, that the state rested for support upon the land, and not upon…”

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It was, that the state rested for support upon the land, and not upon taxation levied upon the people personally.

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Lysander Spooner

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Spooner emphasizes the foundational role of land in supporting the state rather than relying solely on taxation.

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Why should they not have such an administration of justice as they desire, and can understand?

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: “It was, that the state rested for support upon the land, and not upon taxation levied upon the people personally.”