Every man who puts money into the hands of a "government" (so called), puts into its hands a sword which will be used against himself, to extort more money from him, and also to keep him in subjection to its arbitrary will.


No Treason: The Constitution Of No Authority (1870)

Lysander Spooner Quotes

Every man who puts money into the hands of a government (so called), puts into its hands a sword which will be used against himself, to extort more...

Every man who puts money into the hands of a government (so called), puts into its hands a sword which will be used against himself, to extort more...

Every man who puts money into the hands of a government (so called), puts into its hands a sword which will be used against himself, to extort more...

Every man who puts money into the hands of a government (so called), puts into its hands a sword which will be used against himself, to extort more...