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By Liberalism I mean, not a policy, but a habit of mind. It is thedisposition of the man who looks upon each of hisfellows as of equal worth with himself. He does not assume that all men and women are of equal capacity, or equallyentitled to offices and privileges. But he is always inclined to leave and to give them equal opportunity with himself forself-expression and for self-development. He assumes, as the basis of his activity, that he has no right to interfere withany other person's attempts to employ his natural powers in what he conceives to be the best way. He is unwilling toimpose his judgment upon that of others, or to force them to live their lives according to his ideas rather than their own.They are never to be used by him for his own ends, but for theirs. Each is to be left to himself, to work out his ownsalvation. The Liberal habit of mind has its positive as well as its negative side. Just as it leads its possessor to refrainfrom interfering with the development of others, so it leads him to take active steps to remove the artificial barriers whichimpede that development. Natural obstacles will remain, though even these may be diminished. But the artificialcondition

Published

1913

Language

EN