Quote#Freedom
Liberty is as much a matter of compulsion as duty, but where duty…
Quote byJohn R. Commons · 1862–1945
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Legal foundations of capitalism. 1924, p. 95.
English (original)
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.
— John R. Commons
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