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.
Lysander SpoonerMajorities and minorities cannot rightfully be taken at all into account in deciding questions of justice.
Lysander SpoonerA man is no less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years.
Lysander SpoonerBut that the people are stronger than the government, and will resist in extreme cases, our governments would be little or nothing else than organized systems of plunder and oppression.
Lysander SpoonerChildren learn many principles of natural law at a very early age. For example: they learn that when one child has picked up an apple or a flower, it is his, and that his associates must not take it from him against his will.
Lysander Spooner