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To save these you can afford to risk your money, even though the result is so uncertain.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “To save these you can afford to risk your money, even though the result is so uncertain.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner argues that the potential loss of reputation or liberty justifies the risk of spending money on legal defense.
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