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Vices Are Not Crimes: A Vindication is a book written by Lysander Spooner, an American political philosopher, abolitionist, and legal theorist. The book is a passionate defense of individual liberty and an attack on the idea that vices should be punished as crimes. Spooner argues... Read Full Overview

Vices Are Not Crimes: A Vindication is a book written by Lysander Spooner, an American political philosopher and abolitionist. The book is a critique of the government's role in regulating vices, such as gambling, prostitution, and drug use. Spooner argues that vices are not... Read Full Overview

""Vices Are Not Crimes: A Vindication"" is a book written by Lysander Spooner, an American philosopher and abolitionist. In this book, Spooner argues that certain behaviors that are considered vices, such as gambling, drug use, and prostitution, should not be considered crimes... Read Full Overview

Lysander Spooner demontre ici, juridiquement et moralement, que les vices (actes par lesquels un homme peut nuire a sa propre personne ou a ses biens), ne sont aucunement des crimes (actions attentant a la personne ou aux bien d'autrui), . et qu'ils ne peuvent donc... Read Full Overview

""Vices Are Not Crimes: A Vindication"" is a book written by Lysander Spooner, an American individualist anarchist and abolitionist. The book is a philosophical treatise that argues that vices, such as gambling, drug use, and prostitution, should not be considered crimes. Spooner... Read Full Overview