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A Letter to Thomas F. Bayard
Lysander Spooner
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This proposition implies that you hold it to be at least possible that some four hundred men should, by some process or other, become invested with the right to make laws of their own—that is, laws wholly of their own device, and therefore necessarily distinct from the law of nature, or the principles of natural justice; and that these laws of their own making shall be really and truly obligatory upon the people of the United States; and that, therefore, the people may rightfully be compelled to obey them.
All this implies that you are of the opinion that the Congress of the United States, of which you are a member, has, by some process or other, become possessed of some right of arbitrary dominion over the people of the United States; which right of arbitrary dominion is not given by, and is, therefore, nec. . . Read More
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Refutes the common fallacy of accepting constitutional government, which has no basis in any sound legal tradition.
Lysander Spooner postulates that the Constitution of the United States of America has no legal standing, not to anyone who hasn't personally signed it, and certainly not to their descendants.
In the end, I just can't agree with Spooner. There were certainly points I agreed with (for instance, one ca
Aside from the interesting political philosophy that I still need to think about, this was a pretty fun because it read like a barely contained pressure cooker whose top subsequently blew off and turned into a steaming, eighty-page rant
As much as I'd love this to be a sound critique of the state, I cannot overlook the weaknesses of this lengthy self-absorbed rant.
First of all, much if not most of Spooner's argument rests on the belief that every contract needs to be physically signed in full form by publicly disclosed parties in o
Not an interesting or compelling argument even if I agree with the result
Spooner is a libertarian anarchist, but unfortunately he makes a really dull argument throughout this book, essentially that the constitution is invalid unless 100% of people physically sign their names to it in every generati
A short thought provoking work which will definitely get your brain thinking.
Even though this was written during the civil war era, Spooner lays out a clear argument in this work of literature that will definitely have you questioning authority. It's very entertaining and easy to read; and it will c
Spooner, writing in 1867, heavily criticizes the constitution. While we would hope today that our government would try to live within the restrictions of the constitution, the government of his day had used that document as a justification for slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people.
It is espec
Spooner cuts through the religion of constitution-worship like no other. He holds no punches, even to the point where he openly advocates defensive violence against agents of the State.
He is perhaps the first Libertarian to use the "against me" argument. (What do you advocate being done to me if I d