...first principle as scarcely to need a separate statement. If every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man, it is manifest that he has a claim to his life : for without it he can do nothing that he has willed...

...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...

...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 necessary,...

...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 form...

...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, it is...

...of the book, first condition of human happiness, is that — Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man; and his whole book is professedly devoted to prove and develope this principle. He thinks he has stated...

...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 applications,...

...the primary law of right social relationships is, that ' every ' man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes 'not the equal freedom of any other man." It remains to develop this first principle into a system of equity, by distinguishing the actions it...

...that the primary law of right social relationships is, that ' every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man.' It remains to develop this first principle into a system of equity, by distinguishing the actions it...

..."circumstances" thus interpreted ? Again, Mr. Spencer says, Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man. The principle is pretty, but we must watch the inferences. The error of the inferences as to the do-nothing...