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,NE>LY ! :OLE ( ?IS ISSUE ( ,LIB]TY IS DEVOT$ TO ! IMPORTANT QUE/ION ( ! /ATUS ( ! *ILD UND] ,AN>*Y4 ,! LONG >TICLE BY ,CL>A ,DIXON ,DAVIDSON HAS BE5 9 MY DESK1 UNOP5$1 = SEV]AL MON?S4 ,ON EXAM9+ IT ! O!R DAY1 ,I WAS SURPRIS$ & DELI<T$ TO F9D ?AT A WOMAN HAD WRITT5 SU* A BOLD1 UNPREJUDIC$1 UNS5TIM5TAL1 & ALTOGE!R RATIONAL ESSAY ON A SUBJECT :I* WOM5 >E ESPECIALLY PRONE TO TREAT EMOTIONALLY4 ,I AM EV5 %AM$ A LITTLE BY ! UNHESITAT+ WAY 9 :I* %E ELIM9ATES FROM ! PROBLEM ! FANCI$ RI<T ( ! *ILD TO LIFE4 ,MY [N DIFFICULTIES1 ,I FE>1 HAVE BE5 L>GELY DUE TO A L+]+ TRACE ( ?IS SUP]/ITION4 ,! FACT IS ?AT ! *ILD1 LIKE ! ADULT1 HAS NO RI<T TO LIFE AT ALL4 ,UND] EQUAL FRE$OM1 AS IT DEVELOPS 9DIVIDUALITY & 9DEP5D5CE1 IT IS 5TITL$ TO IMMUNITY FROM ASSAULT OR 9VASION1 & ?AT IS ALL4 ,IF ! P>5T NEGLECTS TO SUPPORT IT1 HE DOES NOT !REBY OBLIGE ANY ONE ELSE TO SUPPORT IT4 ,IF O!RS GIVE IT SUPPORT1 !Y DO SO VOLUNT>ILY1 AS !Y MI<T GIVE SUPPORT TO A NEGLECT$ ANIMAL2 !RE IS NO MORE OBLIGATION 9 ! ONE CASE ?AN 9 ! O!R47#d#c 8 #a7  

,I ALSO WELCOME AS IMPORTANT ,COMRADE ,BAILIE'S CONTRIBUTION TO ! DISCUSSION4 ,9 ONE VIEW ! QUE/ION ( ! /ATUS ( ! *ILD UND] ,AN>*Y IS A TRIVIAL ONE1--TRIVIAL BECAUSE ! BUGBE>S ?AT SURR\ND IT >E HYPO!TICAL MON/]S1 & BECAUSE SU* UGLY REALITIES AS DO ACTUALLY CONFRONT IT >E PUT TO R\T BY ! NEW SOCIAL CONDITIONS :I* ,AN>*Y 9DUCES4 ,EV5 AT PRES5T COMP>ATIVELY FEW P>5TS >E DISPOS$ TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT !IR *ILDR51 & 9 ! ABS5CE ( POV]TY & FALSE NOTIONS ( VIRTUE !IR NUMB] WILL BE 9F9ITESIMAL & MAY BE SAFELY NEGLECT$4 ,! QUE/ION IS ONE ?AT VANI%ES AS WE APPROA* IT47#d#c 8 #b7  

,! *IEF VALUE ( ITS DISCUSSION IS F\ND 9 ! LI<T :I* IT ?R[S ON ! MATT] ( EQUAL FRE$OM4 ,H5CE ,I AM GLAD ?AT IT WAS BR\<T =W>D BY MY FRI5D ! S*OOL-TEA*]1 :OSE QUE/IONS ,I ANSW]$ 9 ,NO4 #b#c#b1 & :O N[ REJO9S ) ! FOLL[+ LETT]37#d#c 8 #c7 

,TO ! ,$ITOR ( ,LIB]TY37#d#c 8 #d7  

,I GA!R FROM Y\R $ITORIAL ?AT IT IS ,AN>*I/IC POLICY = NEI<BORS TO 9T]F]E IF A P>5T IS AB\T TO *ISEL (F ! ?IRD F+] ( ITS *ILD'S LEFT H&1 EV5 IF HE PROPOSES TO SECURE A WELL-HEAL$ /UMP4 ,I ?9K ,I KN[ Y\ WELL 5\< TO SAY ?AT IT IS NOT ,AN>*I/IC POLICY = NEI<BORS TO 9T]F]E IF ! P>5T1 O!RWISE SANE1 PROPOSES TO TREAT HIS [N F+] SO4 ,N[1 :]E IS ! CRIT]ION ( !SE TWO CASES8 ,:Y %\LD ! *ILD'S PHYSICAL 9TEGRITY BE ( MORE IMPORTANCE TO NEI<BORS ?AN ! FA!R'S8 ,DO WE NOT RECOGNIZE SOME SUB/ITUTE = OR REMNANT ( ! LAW ( EQUAL FRE$OM1 RE/RA9+ ! P>5T'S ABSOLUTE CONTROL OV] ! M9D1 BODY1 & LIFE ( HIS *ILD8 ,NOT = ! *ILD'S SAKE1 PRIM>ILY1 BECAUSE ALL SANE ALTRUISM IS ROOT$ 9 EGOISM3 BUT IT IS ,AN>*I/IC POLICY TO RECOGNIZE & DEF5D ! *ILD'S RI<T TO PHYSICAL 9TEGRITY1 9 EXTREME CASES47#d#c 8 #e7  

,AGA91 ! REASON :Y WE DRAW ! L9E ( ,AN>*I/IC POLICY AT 9T]F]5CE ) ANY BUT PHYSICAL MALTREATM5T IS1 IF ,I AM CORRECT1 ?AT 9T]F]5CE WILL RESULT 9 DISA/]1 TOO GRIEV\S TO BE BORNE1 :I* WILL BE AN 9VASION ( ! EQUAL FRE$OM ( ADULT NEI<BORS1--ALL ?IS ONLY 9 ! CASE ( PHYSICAL MALTREATM5T4 ,ON ?IS GR\ND IS LAID D[N ! G5]AL RULE ?AT M5TAL & MORAL MALTREATM5T ( *ILDR5 BY P>5TS %\LD NOT BE MET BY NEI<BORS ) PHYSICAL =CE4 ,IT SEEMS OBVI\S TO ME ?AT ?IS RULE CANNOT BE ?US JU/IFI$ 9 CONSID]+ ! CASE ( PHYSICAL MALTREATM5T 9/ANC$ ABOVE1 & ! FOLL[+ CASE ( M5TAL-&-MORAL MALTREATM5T3 ,A P>5T1 ) ! 9T5TION ( RU9+ HIS *ILD'S FUTURE1 SURR\NDS IT ) TEMPTATIONS TO DEBAU*]Y SU* AS WILL ASSUR$LY R5D] IT IMBECILE1 IF IT SURVIVES TO ! NORMAL AGE ( MATURITY4--,?IS SEEMS TO ME MORE H>MFUL TO ADULT NEI<BORS ?AN EV5 SU* MUTILATION AS AN EYE PUT \T47#d#c 8 #f7  

,TO PUT MY !SIS MO/ DIRECTLY1 ,I CLAIM 7,I7 TO /ATE ! LAW ( EQUAL FRE$OM AS FOLL[S37#d#c 8 #g7  

,EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL HAS A RI<T TO & MU/ EXPECT ! RESULTS ( HIS [N NATURE47#d#c 8 #h7  

,COR4 #a4 ,EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL MU/ REFRA9 FROM 9VAD+ HIS NEI<BOR'S RI<TS47#d#c 8 #i7  

,COR4 #b4 ,EV]Y *ILD HAS A RI<T TO SU* SACRIFICE ON ! P>T ( ITS P>5T AS WILL 5ABLE IT TO >RIVE AT MATURITY47#d#c 8 #a7  

,& ,I CLAIM 7,I,I7 ?AT IT IS ,AN>*I/IC POLICY TO USE PHYSICAL =CE TO PREV5T TRANSGRESSIONS ( EI!R COROLL>Y ( ?IS LAW1 :]E SU* TRANSGRESSIONS >E CLE> & UNMI/AKABLE4 ,! ,EGOI/IC BASIS ( 5=C+ ,COR4 #b IS1 AS Y\R $ITORIAL IMPLIES1 ! FACT ?AT ITS VIOLATION WILL RESULT 9 %\LD]+ (F UPON O!RS SOME UNWELCOME CONSEQU5CE ( ! P>5TS' 7PROPAGATIVE7 CONDUCT47#d#c 8 #a#a7  

,IT IS NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO APPLY ! !ORETICAL D$UCTIONS ( SCI5CE2 BUT !Y NE$ NOT DET] H] DEVOTEES FROM TRY+ TO /ATE & PROVE1 AS COMPLETELY AS POSSIBLE1 ! RESULTS ( SCI5CE4 ,H]E WE >E1 CONFRONT$ BY ! ,CIMM]IAN D>KNESS ( ONE ( ! MO/ IMPORTANT PROBLEMS 9 SOCIAL E?ICS4 ,IF ! /ATEM5T ( ,COR4 #b ABOVE IS NOT ACCURATE1 ,I ASK Y\1 AS MY FIR/ 9/RUCTOR 9 ?IS SUBJECT1 TO TELL ME :]E IT IS 9ACCURATE1 & :Y3 IF IT IS ACCURATE1 IT FURNI%ES A BASIS = ! RELATION BETWE5 ,FAMILY & ,SOCIETY AS FIRM & CLE> AS ! ,LAW ( ,EQUAL ,FRE$OM DOES = ,SOCIETY ALONE4 ,& WE CAN SET \RSELVES CALMLY TO WRITE D[N ! P>TICUL> EQUATIONS ?AT REPRES5T ! SEV]AL PHASES ( *ILD-GU>DIAN%IP47#d#c 8 #a#b7 

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,MY FRI5D MISAPPREH5DS ME4 ,:5 ! 9T]F]5CE ( ?IRD P>TIES IS JU/IFIABLE1 IT IS NOT SO BECAUSE ( ! SUP]IOR IMPORTANCE ( ! *ILD'S PHYSICAL 9TEGRITY AS COMP>$ ) ?AT ( ! P>5T :O MUTILATES HIMSELF1 BUT BECAUSE ! *ILD IS POT5TIALLY AN 9DIVIDUAL SOV]EIGN4 ,! MAN :O MUTILATES HIMSELF DOES NOT IMPAIR EQUAL FRE$OM 9 ! SLI<TE/1 BUT ! P>5T :O MUTILATES HIS *ILD ASSAULTS A BE+ :I*1 ?\< /ILL LIMIT$ 9 ITS FRE$OM BY ITS DEP5D5CE1 IS DAILY GR[+ 9TO AN 9DEP5D5CE :I* WILL E/ABLI% ITS FRE$OM ON AN EQUALITY ) ?AT ( O!RS4 ,9 ?IS D\BTFUL /AGE ! ADVISABILITY ( 9T]F]5CE IS TO BE DECID$ BY NECESSITY1 S9CE1 SO F> AS WE CAN SEE AT PRES5T1 IT CANNOT BE DECID$ BY PR9CIPLE4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO /OP ! P>5T FROM CUTT+ (F HIS *ILD'S F+]1 BECAUSE ! DANG] IS IMM$IATE & ! EVIL C]TA9 & IRREM$IABLE4 ,IT IS NOT NECESS>Y TO PRESCRIBE ! CONDITIONS ( VIRTUE ) :I* A P>5T %ALL SURR\ND ! *ILD1 BECAUSE ! DANG] IS REMOTE 7IT BE+ POSSIBLE P]HAPS 9 TIME TO 9DUCE ! P>5T TO *ANGE HIS C\RSE71 ! EVIL IS UNC]TA9 7! *ILD (T5 PROV+ SUFFICI5TLY /RONG 9 *>ACT] TO RISE ABOVE ITS CONDITIONS71 & ! RESULTS >E NOT NECESS>ILY P]MAN5T 7AS LAT] CONDITIONS MAY L>GELY1 IF NOT 5TIRELY1 C\NT]ACT !M74 ,9 ! =M] CASE1 PHYSICAL =CE MU/ BE MET ) PHYSICAL =CE4 ,9 ! LATT] CASE1 IT IS SAF] & BETT] TO MEET MORAL 7OR IMMORAL7 =CE ) MORAL =CE4 ,I AM AFRAID ?AT MY FRI5D IS NOT YET A SUFFICI5TLY GOOD ,AN>*I/ TO APPRECIATE ! FULL SIGNIFICANCE ( ,PR\DHON'S DECL>ATION ?AT ,LIB]TY IS ! ,MO!R ( ,ORD]1 & ! IMPORTANCE ( SECUR+ $UCATION ?R\< LIB]TY :]EV] PRACTICABLE 9/EAD ( ?R\< COMPULSION47#d#c 8 #a#c7  

,I DO NOT ?9K ?AT MY FRI5D'S =MULAS >E CAPABLE ( SCI5TIFIC TREATM5T4 ,:5 HE TELLS ME ?AT EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL HAS A RI<T TO & MU/ EXPECT ! RESULTS ( HIS [N NATURE1 HE LAYS D[N A PROPOSITION TOO VAGUE = ! PURPOSES ( SCI5CE4 ,I DO NOT KN[ :AT ! WORDS MEAN1 & 9 ANY CASE ,I D5Y ! ALLEG$ RI<T4 ,AN 9DIVIDUAL HAS A RI<T TO ! RESULTS ( HIS [N NATURE IF HE CAN GET !M2 O!RWISE1 NOT4 ,AP>T FROM ?IS RI<T ( MI<T1 NO 9DIVIDUAL HAS A RI<T TO ANY?+1 EXCEPT AS HE CREATES HIS RI<T BY CONTRACT ) HIS NEI<BOR47#d#c 8 #a#d7 

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