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Lysander Spooner

A slave government is an oligarchy; and one, too, of the most arbitrary and criminal character.

A slave government is an oligarchy; and one, too, of the most arbitrary and criminal character.

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These are some quotes by American author Lysander Spooner Philosopher, who lived between January 19, 1808 and May 14, 1887.

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Any rule, not existing in the nature of things, or that is not permanent, universal and inflexible in its application, is no law, according to any correct definition of the term law.

Any rule, not existing in the nature of things, or that is not permanent, universal and inflexible in its application, is no law, according to any correct definition of the term law.

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Justice is the object of government, and those who support the government, must be agreed as to the justice to be executed by it, or they cannot rightfully unite in maintaining the government itself.

Justice is the object of government, and those who support the government, must be agreed as to the justice to be executed by it, or they cannot rightfully unite in maintaining the government itself.

Lysander Spooner

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Legally speaking, there are no such things as 'public rights,' as distinguished from individual rights. Legally speaking, there is no such creature or thing as 'the public.'

Legally speaking, there are no such things as 'public rights,' as distinguished from individual rights. Legally speaking, there is no such creature or thing as 'the public.'

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When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

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