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Lysander Spooner: “Upon the whole, we cannot but admire the wise economy and admirable provision of our ancestors in settling the…”

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Upon the whole, we cannot but admire the wise economy and admirable provision of our ancestors in settling the distribution of justice in a method so well calculated for cheapness, expedition, and ease.
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Lysander Spooner

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Spooner praises the efficiency and effectiveness of the justice system established by ancestors.

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