That where no fraud is practised, every person, who is mentally competent to make reasonable contracts, must be presumed to be as competent to judge of the value of the money that is offered in the market, as he is to judge of the value of all the other commodities that are bought and sold for money.
Spooner asserts that individuals are competent to assess the value of money just as they are with other commodities.
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It would be a solecism and absurdity in government to allow such consequences as these.
Why should they not have such an administration of justice as they desire, and can understand?
In this manner all unjust laws are established, and made operative against the rights of the people.
One answer is, that this power, which juries have of judging of the law, is not a power of absolute decision in all cases.