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No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority
Spooner's devastating 1870 argument that the U.S. Constitution has no legal authority over anyone who did not personally consent to it. A masterpiece of natural law reasoning that influenced generations of libertarian and anarchist thinkers. Short, sharp, and still unanswered after 150 years.
This is one of the most important works in the liberty tradition — essential for any serious student of free markets and individual rights.
What You'll Learn from No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority
- 1This work offers rigorous analysis of its subject from a liberty-oriented perspective.
- 2The author builds a systematic argument from first principles.
- 3The implications for policy and practice are far-reaching.
- 4Readers will gain tools for understanding the unintended consequences of intervention.
- 5Essential reading for anyone serious about the ideas of freedom.
Lysander Spooner
Lysander Spooner (1808–1887) was an American legal theorist, abolitionist, and anarchist who challenged the authority of the state from first principles. His writings influenced both the abolitionist movement and the modern libertarian tradition.