Socialism and Government, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Socialism and Government, Vol. 2<br><br>It is organically related to the individual; This puts the problem of individual liberty on a new basis; by imposing on the State not negative but positive duties; It also enables us to explain the difference between the real Will and the expressed Will; The individual in the eyes of the State is a means to the ends of humanity; The State must therefore help (a) to create high standards of individual life; Eugenics must therefore be part of the State's concern; The State can aid natural selection by protective and educative legislation; but more so by ending the economic conditions which prey upon men; This it can do, because the life of the whole can best judge the result of individual action; (b)to protect the weak; The State expresses "public opinion"; which controls the necessary force; and tends to become democratic; But Democracy is not uniformity; It allows the difference between sovereign and subject; Though Democracy is regarded as being only a form of government; it is in reality a spirit and purpose of government; Democracy being coincident with poverty; its natural problem is that of social nutrition; If the State fulfils a necessary function it must "earn" an income; and thus taxation ceases to be a form of robbery; A confusion exists between the State and Society<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.