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The Online Library of Liberty A Project Of Liberty Fund, Inc.Herbert Spencer,
The Man versus the State, with Six Essays on Government, Society and Freedom
[1884]The Online Library Of LibertyThis E-Book (PDF format) is published by Liberty Fund, Inc., a private, non-profit, educationalfoundation established in 1960 to encourage study of the ideal of a society of free and responsibleindividuals. 2010 is the 50th anniversary year of the founding of Liberty Fund.It is part of the Online Library of Liberty web sitehttp://oll.libertyfund.org, whichwas established in 2004 in order to further the educational goals of Liberty Fund, Inc.To find out more about the author or title, to use the site's powerful search engine, to see other titlesin other formats (HTML, facsimile PDF), or to make use of the hundreds of essays, educationalaids, and study guides, please visit the OLL web site.This title is also part of the Portable Library of Liberty DVD which contains over 1,000 books, audiomaterial, and quotes about liberty and power, and is available free of charge upon request.The cuneiform inscription that appears in the logo and serves as a design element in all Liberty Fundbooks and web sites is the earliest-known written appearance of the word “freedom” (amagi), or “liberty.” It is taken from a clay document written about 2300 B.C. in the Sumerian city-state of Lagash, in present day Iraq.To find out more about Liberty Fund, Inc., or the Online Library of Liberty Project, please contact theDirector atoll@libertyfund.org.LIBERTY FUND, INC.8335 Allison Pointe Trail, Suite 300Indianapolis, Indiana 46250-1684
 
Online Library of Liberty: The Man versus the State, with Six Essays on Government, Society andFreedomEdition Used:
The Man versus the State, with Six Essays on Government, Society and Freedom,
ed.Eric Mack, introduction by Albert Jay Nock (Indianapolis: LibertyClassics, 1981). Author:Herbert Spencer Foreword:Eric Mack About This Title:This volume contains the four essays that Spencer published as
The Man Versus the
 
State
in 1884as well as five essays added by later publishers. In addition, it provides“The Proper Sphere of Government,” an important early essay by Spencer. Spencer developsvarious specific disastrous ramifications of the wholesale substitution of the principle of compulsorycooperation - the statist principle - for the individualist principle of voluntary cooperation. His themeis that “there is in society … that beautiful self-adjusting principle which will keep all its elements inequilibrium… .The attempt to regulate all the actions of a community by legislation will entail little else but miseryand compulsion.”PLL v5 (generated January 22, 2010)2
 
http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/330Online Library of Liberty: The Man versus the State, with Six Essays on Government, Society andFreedom About Liberty Fund:Liberty Fund, Inc. is a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the idealof a society of free and responsible individuals.Copyright Information:This work is copyrighted by the Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University, Fairfax,Virginia, and is put online with their permission.Fair Use Statement:This material is put online to further the educational goals of Liberty Fund, Inc.Unless otherwise stated in the Copyright Information section above, this material may be used freelyfor educational and academic purposes. It may not be used in any way for profit.PLL v5 (generated January 22, 2010)3http://oll.libertyfund.org/title/330
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