Lysander Spooner Quotes
If it be said that the consent of the strongest party in a nation, is all that is necessary to justify the establishment of a government that shall have authority over the weaker party, it may be answered that the most despotic governments in the world rest upon that very principle, viz.: the consent of the strongest party.
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A house is kind of scary.
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We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.
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We benefit tremendously from the E.U. Britain does very well in getting back E.U. money for the amount it puts in.
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By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.
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An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.
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I'm, like, the most terrible person to go to a party with in the world, because I just can't enjoy it. I'm just thinking all the time about what it means and what the implications are.
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If it be said that the consent of the strongest party in a nation, is all that is necessary to justify the establishment of a government that shall have authority over the weaker party, it may be answered that the most despotic governments in the world rest upon that very principle, viz.: the consent of the strongest party.
