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The child would be entitled to his freedom from his birth, if he were at that time capable of taking reasonable care of himself.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “The child would be entitled to his freedom from his birth, if he were at that time capable of taking reasonable care of…”
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Spooner posits that a child should be free if capable of self-care from birth.
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