On the record
Though the words contain the law, the words themselves are not the law.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “Though the words contain the law, the words themselves are not the law.”
Editor's note · Context
Spooner asserts that written words alone do not constitute law without proper interpretation.
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