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It requires of him only the same care to know his duty in regard to the law, that he is morally bound to use in other matters of equal importance.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “It requires of him only the same care to know his duty in regard to the law, that he is morally bound to use in other…”
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He argues that individuals should exercise the same care in understanding the law as they do in other important matters.
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They do not tell us that they have established infallible supreme courts, to whom they refer all questions as to the legality of their acts, and that they do nothing that is not sanctioned by these courts.
For all these reasons, they are not only modest and sensible, but really frank, honest, and honorable villains, contrasted with these courts of injustice, and the lawmakers by whom these courts are established.
In short, they acknowledge themselves hostes humani generis: enemies of the human race.
They do not carry their heads high, above all other men, and demand our reverence and admiration, as statesmen, patriots, and benefactors.