Majorities and minorities cannot rightfully be taken at all into account in deciding questions of justice.
Lysander SpoonerJesus never instructed men to do what was right because it was right; yet this is the true reason why they should do it.
Lysander SpoonerMan, no doubt, owes many other moral duties to his fellow men; such as to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, care for the sick, protect the defenseless, assist the weak, and enlighten the ignorant. But these are simply moral duties, of which each man must be his own judge, in each particular case, as to whether, and how, and how far, he can, or will perform them.
Lysander SpoonerThe law does not require a man to cease to be a man, and act without regard to consequences, when he becomes a juror.
Lysander SpoonerIf 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 Spooner