In thus denying man's natural right to life, it of course denies every other natural right of human beings; and asserts that they have no natural right to anything; but that, for all other things, as well as for life itself, they must depend wholly upon the good pleasure and discretion of the government.
Spooner argues that denying the right to life leads to the denial of all other rights.
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But there is no reason why a judge should have the power of punishing, for contempt, any more than for any other offence.
Practically speaking, no government knows any limits to its power, except the endurance of the people.
Therefore all their laws, as they call them,--that is, all the laws of their own making,--have no color of authority or obligation.
From the sale of that justice which every citizen has a right to demand, it was an easy transition to withhold or deny it.