...be evolved. Such a first principle he finds in the following definition of justice : — " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man." This, he says, is the sole law of the social relationship : whatever action or institution respects...

...agreed to than this, that all members of a community have like claims to political power. If every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man, then each is free to exercise the same authority in legislation as his fellows ; and no individual...

...Principle" itself, Mr. Spencer, after summing up the evidence, finally states it to be, that " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man:" adding, that " though further qualifications of the liberty of action, thus asserted, may be...

...prejudice, passion, or temptation. The formulary of this new revelation is conveniently brief. " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man." In this form is the new law expressed by the English Spencer.* It is announced in a still broader...

...the theory of unequal rights. § 8. Thus to the several positive reasons for affirming that every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man, we must now add the foregoing negative ones. N" either of the alternatives, to which the rejection...

...guiding us in this matter, — we are alike taught as the law of social relationships, that every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other mem. Though further qualifications of the liberty of action thus asserted may be necessary, yet we...

...like claims to pursue the objects of their desires — given a world adapted to the gratification bf those desires — a world into which such beings are...them is free to use the earth for the satisfaction of nis wants, provided ho allows all others the same liberty. And conversely, it is manifest that no one,...

...is, the liberty of each, limited only by the like liberty of all; and say with Spencer: " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man," then, it is no wrong for him to injure himself nor any animal belonging to himself; whereas,...

...indirect)} He then reasons out as a first principle controlling the pursuit of happiness that " every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man." Applications of this first principle constituted the rest of the original volume. Many of these...

...desires — given a world adapted to the gratification of those desires — a world into which euch beings are similarly born, and it unavoidably follows...them is free to use the earth for the satisfaction of nis wants, provided he allows all others the same liberty. And conversely, it is manifest that no one,...