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Quote from Herbert Spencer,


"A man’s liberties are none the less aggressed upon
because those who coerce him do so
in the belief that he will be benefited."


By:

Herbert Spencer (more quotes by Herbert Spencer or books by/about Herbert Spencer)


(1820-1903) British author, economist, philosopher

Source:

The Principles of Ethics Bd. II, ed. T. Machan, Indianapolis 1978, S. 242-43

Categories:

Authority, Debt, Deception, Safety, Security, Socialism, Subservience, Welfare, Ethics

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