I'll share some of my highlights from Haller's book that might address your comments too:
He speaks of "a universal law, a common rule, to direct the use of this liberty ...But what, then, is the object or content of this law? It is what the voice of nature, or the word of God, inner sentiment, and the belief and judgment of all men continue to teach us. It is summed up in two words: Avoid evil, do good. Harm nobody, but make yourself useful wherever you can; don’t invade the goods, possessions, and rights of others; but increase them according to your ability. The first of these commandments is called the law of justice; the second, the law of love or benevolence" (pp. 522, 525).
"perfect liberty, which consists in not being subject to coercion by the will of others, and that comprises the essential characteristic of every sovereign prince" (p. 355).
"No man has the right to encroach upon what belongs to another, deprive him of his life or fortune; use violence to hamper the exercise of his free will, or interfere with innocent and morally neutral action. Other than those duties incumbent upon all men, he cannot require any more from another than what is authorized by the nature of the relation or contract, whether formal or tacit, that exists between them" (p. 430).
"the original founders of the State had no right to subject their posterity to the yoke of perpetual dependence" (p. 171).
/ Marakesh ð“…¦
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