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No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority - Softcover

Spooner, Lysander

 
9780359012176: No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0359012175 ISBN 13: 9780359012176
Verlag: lulu.com, 2018

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Lysander Spooner's discontentment with the Constitution of the United States led him to publish No Treason, which revises significant parts of that document to reduce the power of the state versus individuals. The author was an anti-authoritarian philosopher and legal theorist who had spent his earlier life vigorously campaigning against slavery. Following the American Civil War however, he became horrified at the brutality and carnage that had been unleashed. Redoubling his criticisms, Spooner asserts his dismay that the U.S. government was rendered inert by its Constitution - slavery was only abolished after a long and bloody war, whereas had it been forbade at the outset, no such conflict would have arisen. A strong proponent of natural law - the concept that all humans had rights endowed at the point of their birth - Spooner had a sense of revulsion at how American politics had ensued in the early-to-mid 19th century.

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Lysander Spooner was an American political activist, abolitionist, and legal theorist known for his influential writings on individual liberty and civil rights. Born in Massachusetts in the early 19th century, he initially worked as a lawyer and became a prominent advocate against slavery and government overreach. Spooner's most notable works include ""The Unconstitutionality of Slavery,"" where he argues that the U.S. Constitution does not support slavery and emphasizes the principles of natural law, asserting that all individuals possess inherent rights. His ideas challenged the legal and moral justifications for slavery, making him a key figure in the abolitionist movement. In addition to his abolitionist work, Spooner was a strong proponent of anarchism and individualism, criticizing both the state and organized government. His writings on these subjects contributed to libertarian thought and continue to be referenced in discussions about individual rights and government authority. Spooner's legacy lies in his unwavering commitment to justice and freedom for all individuals.

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Verlag
lulu.com
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0359012175
ISBN 13 
9780359012176
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
64
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