Person
Auberon Herbert
1838–1906
Auberon Herbert (1838-1906) was an English radical individualist who was influenced by the work of Herbert Spencer. With a group of other late Victorian classical liberals he was active in such organizations as the Personal Rights and Self-Help Association and the Liberty and Property Defense League. He formulated a system of “thorough” individualism that he described as “voluntaryism.”
Quotes from Auberon Herbert:
Auberon Herbert on self-ownership and opposition to force
Auberon Herbert on the use of force being a dangerous beast
Auberon Herbert on the “magic of private property”
Auberon Herbert on compulsory taxation as the “citadel” of state power
* Auberon Herbert discusses the “essence of government” when the veneer of elections are stripped away
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