 | 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... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Liberty - 1878 - 98 pages
...of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power ican be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized...will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, cither physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear... | |
 | Mormons - 1884 - 506 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...others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better... | |
 | Louisa Lowe - Insanity - 1883 - 174 pages
...purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community against his will is to prevent harm to others. His own good either physical or moral is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better... | |
 | W. W. Satterlee - Prohibition - 1883 - 196 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.) This is not so bad if it were not for those words, " sole end," and by what... | |
 | Auberon Edward William Molyneux Herbert - Anarchism - 1885 - 116 pages
...denounced. His words ought never to be forgotten: — " That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized...His own good, either » physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He \ cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear \ because it will be better... | |
 | James Platt - Irish question - 1886 - 216 pages
...against his consent, which Mr. Mill so strongly denounced : " The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized...others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear, because it will be better... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1909 - 1338 pages
...of action of any of their numbers is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized...others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will make him happier,... | |
 | Charles Bray - Cooperation - 1889 - 434 pages
...purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant." We have nearly arrived at this in England. As to our mental freedom, that is... | |
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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... 
