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Conclusive proof that the legislation of the king was of little or no authority, is found in the fact that the kings enacted so few laws.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “Conclusive proof that the legislation of the king was of little or no authority, is found in the fact that the kings…”
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Spooner argues that the infrequent enactment of laws by kings indicates their lack of authority.
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On the contrary, they acknowledge themselves robbers, murderers, and villains, pure and simple.
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They neither ask, nor expect, any mercy, if they should ever fall into the hands of honest men.
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