John R. Commons Quote

Liberty is as much a matter of compulsion as duty, but where duty says to a person that he must or must not, liberty says to other persons that they must not interfere with that person, or that they even must help to prevent still other persons from interfering, if necessary.


p. 95 - Legal foundations of capitalism. 1924


Liberty is as much a matter of compulsion as duty, but where duty says to a person that he must or must not, liberty says to other persons that they...

Liberty is as much a matter of compulsion as duty, but where duty says to a person that he must or must not, liberty says to other persons that they...

Liberty is as much a matter of compulsion as duty, but where duty says to a person that he must or must not, liberty says to other persons that they...

Liberty is as much a matter of compulsion as duty, but where duty says to a person that he must or must not, liberty says to other persons that they...