A Quote by Lysander Spooner

All these cries of having "abolished slavery," of having "saved the country," of having "preserved the union," of establishing a "government of consent," and of "maintaining the national honor," are all gross, shameless, transparent cheats - so transparent that they ought to deceive no one.

Lysander Spooner

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Lysander Spooner
American - Philosopher
January 19, 1808 - May 14, 1887

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