“But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist.”

About Lysander Spooner

Philosopher • American

Lysander Spooner was a 19th-century American political philosopher, abolitionist, and legal theorist known for his staunch defense of individual liberty and his opposition to the state. He famously challenged the...