The formula of justice should be: “Every man is free to do that which he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man.”91 This is a formula hostile to war, which exalts authority, regimentation and obedience; it is a formula favorable to peaceful industry, for it provides a maximum of stimulus with an absolute equality of opportunity; it is conformable to Christian morals, for it holds every person sacred, and frees him from aggression;92 and it has the sanction of that ultimate judge—natural selection—because it opens up the resources of the earth on equal terms to all,
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