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The only force, function, or effect of a legal contract is to convey and bind rights of property.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “The only force, function, or effect of a legal contract is to convey and bind rights of property.”
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This quote defines the primary function of legal contracts as the conveyance and binding of property rights.
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