Auberon Herbert Quote

Liberty means refusing to allow some men to use the state to compel other men to serve their interests or opinion.

Auberon Herbert

Liberty means refusing to allow some men to use the state to compel other men to serve their interests or opinion.

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About Auberon Herbert

Auberon Edward William Molyneux Herbert (18 June 1838 – 5 November 1906) 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.
He promoted a classical liberal philosophy and took the ideas of Herbert Spencer a stage further by advocating voluntary-funded government that uses force only in defence of individual liberty and private property. He is known as the originator of voluntaryism.