But the falsehood and absurdity of your whole system of government do not result solely from the fact that it rests wholly upon votes given in secret, or by men who take care to avoid all personal responsibility for their own acts, or the acts of their agents.
Spooner argues that the absurdity of the government system stems from its reliance on secret votes.
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That the legislation of the king was of no authority over a jury, is further proved by the oath taken by the kings at their coronation.
It was a principle of the Common Law, as it is of the law of nature, and of common sense, that no man can be taxed without his personal consent.
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