“All socialism involves slavery.... That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labors under coercion to satisfy another's desires. The relation admits of many gradations. Oppressive taxation is a form of slavery of the individual to the community as a whole. The essential question is -- How much is he compelled to labor for other benefit than his own, and how much can he labor for his own benefit?” WholeFormDesireIndividualCommunityResponsibilityEssentialsBenefitsLaborRelationSlaverySlaveSocialismOppressionCompelledTaxationCoercionEssential Questions Author:Herbert Spencer
“Enslave a man and you destroy his ambition, his enterprise, his capacity. In the constitution of human nature, the desire of bettering one's condition is the mainspring of effort. The first touch of slavery snaps this spring.” MenFirstsHumansDesireEffortConditionsHuman NatureAmbitionSpringCapacityConstitutionSlaveryEnterpriseSnaps Book:Slavery Source: Slavery
“I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing, that no man desires for himself.” IfsKnowsMenDesireSlaveryGood ThingsSlave Book:Lincoln on Democracy Source: Lincoln on Democracy