...rights of the Individual. As stated in its extremest form by Mr. Spencer, this doctrine proclaims that " every man has freedom to do all that he wills, " provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other " man1." It is to the assertion of this doctrine in more or less modified forms that we owe most of...

...of to-day. This assumed axiom which, undoubtedly, looks very captivating at first sight, is that " every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the. like freedom of any other man." From this "principle" — of which we shall presently have more to...

...is why young Spencer could not draw any sound conclusion from his so-called " principle : " " that every man has freedom to do all that he wills provided he does not infringe on the like freedom of any other man," because no one can do any wrong act, without...

...is why young Spencer could not draw any sound conclusion from his so-called " principle : " " that every man has freedom to do all that he wills provided he does not infringe on the like freedom of any other man," because no one can do any wrong act, without...

...natural principle or law of happiness applicable to perfect man, which has been formulated thus : " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of every other man." This is not an arbitrary law of man's devising. It is the order of nature which will...

...and it unavoidably follows that they have equal rights to the use of this world. For if each of them 'has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other,1 then each of them is free to nse the earth for the satisfaction of his wants, provided he allows...

...French, who start from " social equality," or like Herbert Spencer, who lays it down as an axiom that " every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the like freedom of every other man ; " but basing themselves squarely on experience, — not individual...

...account in the study of modern socialism. The law of right social relationship is thus formulated : " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided...infringes not the equal freedom of any other man." ' Spontaneity, liberty, not equality, is the keynote of the Spencerian political science. The postulate...

...account in the study of modern socialism. The law of right social relationship is thus formulated : " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided...infringes not the equal freedom of any other man." ' Spontaneity, liberty, not equality, is the keynote of the Spencerian political science. The postulate...

...the State or society. Mr. Spencer's entire argument is based upon his first principle of sociology: " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills provided...infringes not the equal freedom of any other man," and in applying this principle — which we most heartily indorse as the ruling principle of police...