Auberon Herbert Quotes


If we cannot by reason, by influence, by example, by strenuous effort, and by personal sacrifice, mend the bad places of civilization, we certainly cannot do it by force.


Citations

Herbert, Auberon. The Right and Wrong of Compulsion by the State, and Other Essays. Edited by Eric Mack, Liberty Fund, 1978, p. 155.

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  • Born: June 18, 1838
  • Died: November 5, 1906
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Writer

Auberon Edward William Molyneux Herbert was a British writer, theorist, philosopher, and 19th century individualist. He was a son of the 3rd Earl of Carnarvon. He was Liberal Member of Parliament for the two-member constituency of Nottingham from 1870 to 1874.