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His Quotes by Lysander Spooner
- Vices are simply the errors which a man makes in his search after his own happiness. Unlike crimes, they imply no malice toward others, and…
- If any man's money can be taken by a so-called government, without his own personal consent, all his other rights are taken with it; for…
- A man's natural rights are his own, against the whole world; and any infringement of them is equally a crime, whether committed by one man,…
- It is a natural impossibility for any man to make a binding contract, by which he shall surrender to others a single one of what…
- The apology, that is constantly put forth for the injustice of government, viz., that a man must consent to give up some of his rights,…
- The rescue of a person, who is assaulted, or restrained of his liberty, without authority of law, is not only morally, but legally, a meritorious…
- All know the importance of sustaining the hopes of a sick man. The reason of this is that his nervous system is then, vastly more…
- Doing a thing by law, or according to law, is only carrying the law into execution. And punishing a man by, or according to, the…
- The desertion of Jesus, by his followers, furnishes an argument in support of the supposition that he attempted to be king of the Jews, rather…
- The mental capacity of a person to make reasonable contracts, is the only criterion, by which to determine his legal capacity to make obligatory contracts.…
- Children learn many principles of natural law at a very early age. For example: they learn that when one child has picked up an apple…
- When a man says he is building a house for himself and his posterity, he does not mean to be understood as saying that he…
- The laws recognize no obligation on the part of the slave to labor for or serve his master. If he refuse to labor, the law…
- If the works of Jesus were so much more wonderful than man could perform as to deserve to be called miracles, was it not nonsense…
More His Quotes
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale
- I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I think we're going to the moon because it's in the nature of the human being to face challenges. It's by the… — Neil Armstrong
- Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate… — Johann Arndt
- Resolve to be thyself: and know that he who finds himself, loses his misery. — Matthew Arnold