No State shall pass any law impairing the [natural] obligation of contracts. — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The constitution of the United States declares that "no State shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts." — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The law does not require a man to cease to be a man, and act without regard to consequences, when he becomes… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The rescue of a person, who is assaulted, or restrained of his liberty, without authority of law, is not only morally, but… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Children learn many principles of natural law at a very early age. For example: they learn that when one child has picked… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Doing a thing by law, or according to law, is only carrying the law into execution. And punishing a man by, or… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The mere toleration of the slave trade could not make slavery itself - the right of property in man - lawful any… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
But for their right to judge of the law, and the justice of the law, juries would be no protection to an… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Now a slave is not 'held' by any legal contract, obligation, duty, or authority, which the laws will enforce. He is 'held'… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
If a jury have not the right to judge between the government and those who disobey its laws, and resist its oppressions,… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The 'nations,' as they are called, with whom our pretended ambassadors, secretaries, presidents, and senators profess to make treaties, are as much… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
There has been no clearer principle of English or American constitutional law than that, in criminal cases, it is not only the… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Any rule, not existing in the nature of things, or that is not permanent, universal and inflexible in its application, is no… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
To deprive mankind of their natural right and power of creating wealth for themselves, is as great a tyranny as it is… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
If physical power be the fountain of law, then law and force are synonymous terms. Or, perhaps, rather, law would be the… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The single despot stands out in the face of all men, and says: I am the State: My will is law: I… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Slavery, if it can be legalized at all, can be legalized only by positive legislation. Natural law gives it no aid. Custom… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Slavery is a wrong to each individual enslaved; and not merely to the first of a series. Natural law, therefore, as much… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The trial by jury might safely be introduced into a despotic government, if the jury were to exercise no right of judging… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
The laws recognize no obligation on the part of the slave to labor for or serve his master. If he refuse to… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Those who deny the right of a jury to protect an individual in resisting an unjust law of the government, deny him… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Slavery, if it can be legalized at all, can be legalized only by positive legislation. Natural law gives it no aid. Custom imparts to… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
The greatest of all crimes are the wars that are carried on by governments, to plunder, enslave, and destroy mankind. — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
Those who deny the right of a jury to protect an individual in resisting an unjust law of the government, deny him all defence… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
I was put into jail as I was going to the shoemaker's to get a shoe which was mended. When I was let out… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
The single despot stands out in the face of all men, and says: I am the State: My will is law: I am your… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
The Rothschilds, and that class of money-lenders of whom they are the representatives and agents - men who never think of lending a shilling… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
Who are ever taxed? Individuals only. Who have property that can be taxed? Individuals only. Who can give their consent to be taxed? Individuals… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
Practically and commercially speaking, a dollar is not necessarily a specific thing, made of silver, or gold, or any other single metal, or substance.… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
If the jury have no right to judge of the justice of a law of the government, they plainly can do nothing to protect… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
If it be said that the consent of the strongest party in a nation, is all that is necessary to justify the establishment of… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
In reality there is no such thing as an inflation of prices, relatively to gold. There is such a thing as a depreciated paper… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
And there is no difference, in principle - but only in degree - between political and chattel slavery. The former, no less than the… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
The Constitution has no inherent authority or obligation. It has no authority or obligation at all, unless as a contract between man and man.… — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
These so-called governments are in reality only great bands of robbers and murderers, organized, disciplined, and constantly on the alert. — Lysander Spooner Copy Share
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