Lysander Spooner Quote

The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has always been the name of that rule or principle of justice, which protects those rights. Thus we speak of natural law.


The Unconstitutionality of Slavery: Including Parts First and Second (ed. 1847)


The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has ...

The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has ...

The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has ...

The very idea of law originates in men's natural rights. There is no other standard, than natural rights, by which civil law can be measured. Law has ...