If all of these were engaged in useful employments, serving, as every true citizen is bound to do, the common good, do you think we should have so sad and sickening a record?
No, sir! We must go back to the causes of things.

Nothing but radical work will do." "You think, then," said Mr.Dinneford, "that the true remedy for all these dreadful social evils lies in restrictive legislation ?" "Restrictive only on the principles of eternal right," answered the missionary.

"Man's freedom over himself must not be touched.

Only his freedom to hurt his neighbor must be abridged.

Here society has a right to put bonds on its members--to say to each individual, You are free to do anything by which your neighbor is served, but nothing to harm him.
Here is where the discrimination must be made; and when the mass of the people come to see this, we shall have the beginning of a new day.