 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1872 - 616 pages
...of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized...will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, whether physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or... | |
 | 1859 - 446 pages
...Stuart Mill in his essay on " Liberty," when he says, that " the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will, is to prevent harm to others." "We ask no more than this. And if we can show that unrestricted competition is productive... | |
 | James Fitzjames Stephen - Equality - 1873 - 360 pages
...of action of any of their number is self-protection ; that the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized...rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because in the opinions of others... | |
 | John Morley - Philosophy - 1874 - 236 pages
...only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either...physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot be rightfully compelled to do or forbear because it will make him happier, because in the opinion of... | |
 | Graeme Mercer Adam, George Stewart - Humanities - 1876 - 608 pages
...of action of any of their number, is self-protection ; that the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will, is to prevent harm to others." We may remonstrate with a man for his own good, or reason with him, or entreat him... | |
 | An exile from France - Communism - 1876 - 466 pages
...liberty of action of any of their number is self-protection ; the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others." The various domains cf human liberty are also admirably enumerated by the same author,... | |
 | Exile from France - Communism - 1876 - 472 pages
...liberty of action of any of their number is self-protection ; the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will ia to prevent harm to others." The various domains cf human liberty are also admirably enumerated by... | |
 | Robert Carter Pitman - Alcoholic beverage industry - 1877 - 424 pages
...of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will, is to prevent harm to others " (p. 23). Here we come again upon the Spencerian theory of government, which we have... | |
 | Theodore Dwight Woolsey - Political science - 1877 - 618 pages
...interfering with the liberty of any other member of society.* " The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others." He may be remonstrated with, reasoned with, but not compelled. " The only part of... | |
 | George Vasey (miscellaneous writer.) - Liberty - 1877 - 200 pages
...of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him... | |
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That principle is that the sole end for which mankind are warranted individually or collectively in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number is self-protection ; that the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over... 
