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For example, individuals may be deprived, of their liberty, and robbed of their property, by judgments rendered in civil suits, as well as in criminal ones.
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Lysander Spooner
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Spooner warns that individuals can lose their liberty and property through civil judgments, just as in criminal cases.
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