Project Gutenberg 2010-12-14 Public domain in the USA. 721 Spencer, Herbert 1820 1903 The Right to Ignore the State London : Freedom Press, 1913. Freedom pamphlet; [20] "It is only fair to the memory of Mr. Herbert Spencer that we should warn the reader of the following chapter from the original edition of Mr. Spencer's "Social Statics," written in 1850, that it was omitted by the author from the revised edition, published in 1892. We may legitimately infer that this omission indicates a change of view. But to repudiate is not to answer, and Mr. Spencer never answered his arguments for the right to ignore the State. It is the belief of the Anarchists that these arguments are unanswerable."--Preface. The right to ignore the state, by Herbert Spencer -- Anarchist Communism, by Unknown. Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Right to Ignore the State" by Herbert Spencer is a philosophical treatise stemming from his larger work "Social Statics" and was written in the mid-19th century, specifically in the context of the Victorian era. This publication explores themes of individual freedom and critiques the concept of state authority over the individual. The book argues for the right of citizens to abandon or ignore the state, positing that coercion by the government is inherently immoral, and that true freedom entails individuals being able to dissociate from state control without infringing upon the rights of others. In "The Right to Ignore the State," Spencer articulates his ideas through a series of arguments emphasizing the moral implications of government and the rights of individuals. He asserts that citizens possess the innate right to reject government authority and the obligation of taxation that comes with it, equating such obligations to violations of individual freedom. Through examples and logical reasoning, he challenges the legitimacy of majority rule and emphasizes the importance of equal freedom, arguing that any form of coercion contradicts ethical principles. Ultimately, the text serves as a foundational piece advocating for individual liberty and a questioning of the moral authority of the state. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Individualism Anarchism State, The HX JC Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 70483 2025-10-14T07:31:35.550919 text/html 66328 2010-12-14T02:44:34 text/html 91144 2025-10-14T07:31:41.690946 application/epub+zip 89465 2025-10-14T07:31:38.593916 application/epub+zip 137831 2010-12-14T01:38:26 application/pdf 89465 2025-10-14T07:31:36.942915 application/epub+zip 186792 2025-10-14T07:31:43.506907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 177305 2025-10-14T07:31:40.390918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144812 2022-09-16T04:19:58.979613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 49488 2025-10-14T07:31:35.086908 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49240 2010-12-14T02:44:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49246 2010-12-14T02:44:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25418 2025-10-14T07:31:43.651882 application/rdf+xml 64585 2010-12-14T01:38:26 application/prs.tex 12606 2025-10-14T07:31:37.437924 image/jpeg 3171 2025-10-14T07:31:37.189898 image/jpeg 18793 2010-12-14T02:44:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 22176 2010-12-14T02:44:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 122563 2010-12-14T02:47:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 22872 2010-12-14T02:47:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 18768 2010-12-14T02:44:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 87979 2025-10-14T07:31:35.556955 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia