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If this body had had any real legislative authority, they would have constituted an aristocracy, having, in conjunction with the king, absolute power over the people.
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Lysander Spooner
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Spooner warns that if the council had real authority, it would create an aristocracy with absolute power.
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All other laws, it is optional with each man to obey, or not, as he may choose.
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