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Page xv
... life a burden to him in so far as he cannot come to be , or at least suppose himself , of more consequence than his neighbours ; it drives him at every turn to sacrifice his own ends to those which are thrust upon him by others , the ...
... life a burden to him in so far as he cannot come to be , or at least suppose himself , of more consequence than his neighbours ; it drives him at every turn to sacrifice his own ends to those which are thrust upon him by others , the ...
Page xviii
... life and individual property . As we have seen , the very reverse is the case . And it is the historical importance of Rousseau that , so far from pleading the cause of individualism , he is its most powerful assailant ; that , so far ...
... life and individual property . As we have seen , the very reverse is the case . And it is the historical importance of Rousseau that , so far from pleading the cause of individualism , he is its most powerful assailant ; that , so far ...
Page xxii
... life for the individual . By no other means can we secure that absolute Vequality , without which there can be no such thing as individual liberty . By no other means can we shut the door against that oppression of the weak by the ...
... life for the individual . By no other means can we secure that absolute Vequality , without which there can be no such thing as individual liberty . By no other means can we shut the door against that oppression of the weak by the ...
Page xxiii
... life is possible for man ? He surely did not mean that , as a member of the State , man suddenly finds himself in possession of qualities of which , in his previous condition , he had given no sign , no promise , whatever . Such a view ...
... life is possible for man ? He surely did not mean that , as a member of the State , man suddenly finds himself in possession of qualities of which , in his previous condition , he had given no sign , no promise , whatever . Such a view ...
Page xxiv
... life in tolerable comfort , nor find any outlet for his moral energies . But , beyond supplying the necessary field for his moral — and , in a less degree , for his physical — activities , society can do nothing for him except leave him ...
... life in tolerable comfort , nor find any outlet for his moral energies . But , beyond supplying the necessary field for his moral — and , in a less degree , for his physical — activities , society can do nothing for him except leave him ...
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