...seeking it 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,...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,...

...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,' then each of them is free to use the earth for the satisfaction of his wants, provided he allows all...

...claimi could be fairly rated — it would still be impossible to reTHEORY OF UNEQUAL RIGHTS. 127 duce the theory of unequal rights to practice. We should...might makes right, and that the Deity is a malevolent being. Whilst to say that men have unequal rights is to assume two impossibilities ; namely, that wo...

...rule of life ; — all concur in evidencing that the primary law of right social relationships is, that ' every man has freedom to do all that he wills,...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...

...rule of life; — -all concur in evidencing that the primary law of right social relationships is, that ' every ' man has freedom to do all that he wills,...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...

...might also be necessary to adapt him to his "circumstances" thus interpreted ? Again, Mr. Spencer says, Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided...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...

...the normal".2 Now in Social Statics the law in question, the "First Principle," was thus stated — " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man."9 Mr. Spencer did not regard this as a complete statement of the whole duty of imperfect man....

...liberté de faire tout ce qu'il veut, pourvu qu'il ne viole pas l'égale liberté de tout autre homme (Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of ang other man) (p. 121). в MS développe ensuite les applications de ce principe de l'égale liberté...

...either prudent or imprudent, but it can never deserve censure as morally wrong. " Every one has a right to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other person." If this moral law had always been observed by trades' unionists they would have deprived their...

...for the purpose of protecting those composing it, the guaranteeing to every citizen all the freedom he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other citizen. But to more fully illustrate the connection of the citizen with the State let us introduce...