...duty may 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...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...

...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...

...First 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...infringes not the equal freedom of any other man:" adding, that " though further qualifications of the liberty of action, thus asserted, may be necessary,...

...by prejudice, passion, or temptation. The formulary of this new revelation is conveniently brief. " Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided...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...

...function of 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...

...it unavoidably follows tbat 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 nis wants, provided he allows all...

...freedom; that 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...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...

...principle, or, as it is called in the title of the book, first condition of human happiness, is that — Every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided...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...

...reconsider 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 roan, we must now add the foregoing negative ones. Neither of the alternatives, to which the rejection...

...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, provided...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,...