The Liberal State

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Excerpt from The Liberal State: A Speculation In calling this essay a speculation, I do not mean that it is an attempt at prophecy. I have, indeed, found prophecy interesting, and I do not think it need always be a form of error, but it is rather for poets and novelists (who, of course, come under the poetic type) than for philosophers and critics. What I have attempted is a sketch of an ideal going in some respects beyond the present order, but, nevertheless, having its roots in the European past. I have aimed neither at the reality nor at the appearance of starting without assumptions, and doing everything from the beginning. Had such been my aim, I might (if endowed with sufficient concrete imagination) have brought out a Nova Utopia, by Hythlodæus Uchroniensis. The title does not refer to party distinctions. What I mean by the "Liberal State" is a State that accepts democracy (not necessarily untempered) and intellectual freedom, not as mere temporary phases of a transition, but as permanent elements in an ideal polity. I suppose both the historic English parties would admit this in principle, though with some shades of difference. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.