On the record
On the contrary, they hold that, in comparison with the preservation of the government, all the rights of the people to property, liberty, and life are worthless things, not to be regarded.
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Lysander Spooner
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Spooner criticizes the Supreme Court's prioritization of government preservation over individual rights.
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