ABSTRACT

The question stated. - Foundation of society. - Opposite rights impossible. - Conclusion from these premises. - Discretion considered. - Rights of kings. - Immoral consequences of the doctrine of rights. - Rights of communities. - Objections: 1. The right of mutual aid. - Explanation. - Origin of the term, right. - 2. Rights of private judgment and the press. - Explanation. - Reasons of this limitation upon the functions of the community: 1. The inutility of attempting restraint. - 2. Its pernicious tendency. - Conclusion.