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Quotation from No Treason by Lysander Spooner
“But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain—that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist.”
No Treason, No. VI, Appendix (Boston, 1867-1870 (author's edition), Digital Library of Liberty and Power transcription)
The closing words of the pamphlet, after Spooner says he believes the government has departed from the Constitution's true meaning.
Citation: "But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain—that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist." — Lysander Spooner, No Treason, No. VI, Appendix (Boston, 1867-1870 (author's edition), Digital Library of Liberty and Power transcription). (id no-treason-q8)
Portrait: Lysander Spooner by Hardy, Amory Nelson Hardy / Adam Cuerden, Public domain.
