The man versus the state
| Title | The man versus the state |
|---|---|
| Author | by Herbert Spencer |
| Publication | Watts |
| Size | XIII, 139p |
| Language |  ENG |
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| Topics |
Political science--Philosophy and theory Liberalism |
| Notes | Herbert Spencer sees a statist corruption appearing within the liberal ideological framework, and warns of what he calls, "the coming slavery". And he he presents the argument that liberalism, which liberated the world from slavery and feudalism, was undergoing a transformation. Its new love for the state would put liberalism behind a movement to create a new despotism that would be worse than the old. Henry Hazlitt has once said that this is "One of the most powerful and influential arguments for limited government, laissez faire and individualism ever written." "The function of Liberalism in the past was that of putting a limit to the powers of kings. The function of true Liberalism in the future will be that of putting a limit to the power of Parliaments." [wikipedia] |
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