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And the whole power of the government must be limited to the maintenance of that single principle.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “And the whole power of the government must be limited to the maintenance of that single principle.”
Editor's note · Context
He asserts that government power should be strictly limited to upholding the principle of justice.
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