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Lysander Spooner: Such an absurd contract would, in reality, be no legal contract at all.

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Such an absurd contract would, in reality, be no legal contract at all.
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Lysander Spooner

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Spooner argues that a contract lacking clarity or feasibility is not a valid legal contract.

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