
A bold, polemical pamphlet opens with a direct address to the nation’s leader, questioning the sincerity of his inaugural words. The author frames his critique as a logical dissection of the speech, arguing that the government’s self‑portrait as a guarantor of equal justice is fundamentally at odds with the lived reality of its institutions.
From there, the essay unfolds as a spirited defense of natural law, insisting that true justice is an immutable principle that no legislature can create or revoke. By juxtaposing the authority of lawmakers with the immutable laws of science, the writer paints statutes as empty commands, urging readers to recognize the inherent rights of every individual. Listeners will be drawn into a fervent call for a government limited to protecting these natural rights, rather than imposing artificial rules that betray the very notion of liberty.
Full title
A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (320K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Curtis Weyant, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2011-01-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1808–1887
Best known as a fierce critic of slavery and state power, this 19th-century American writer mixed legal argument with stubborn independence. His work on natural rights, consent, and liberty still sparks debate far beyond the era he lived in.
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