Lysander Spooner Quote

"That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support."

by:	Lysander Spooner (1808-1887) Political theorist, activist, abolitionist
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OK, I like it. I guess that would expose lifer politicians for who they really are. There would be a lot less debt.  -- Mike, Norwalk      1
I love quotes by this man, He always got it right.  -- jim k, Austin, Tx      1
Accurate enough, although "That no government" might be more appropriately stated: 'That no human being ...'  -- Mann, Kalamazoo
too many ill-defined terms to have any meaning as a valuable quote  -- Anonymous, Reston, VA, US
Absolutely. This is the very definition of a republican representative government with the individual sovereigns at the top, not the bottom.  -- E Archer, NYC      1
-- Ronw13, Oregon

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