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If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect the people against the oppressions of the government; for there are no oppressions which the government may not authorize by law.


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Author Bio


  • NameLysander Spooner
  • DescriptionAnarchist, Entrepreneur, Abolitionist
  • BornJanuary 19, 1808
  • DiedMay 14, 1887
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLawyer; Journalist; Essayist; Philosopher
  • WorksNo Treason