19th Century · English
The Sphere and Duties of Government
The Sphere and Duties of Government, by Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.
Chapters
- 01New and Recent Works Published by John Chapman, 8, King William Street, Strand.prose
- 02Preface.prose
- 03Chapter I.: introduction.prose
- 04Chapter II.: of the individual man, and the highest ends of his existence.prose
- 05Chapter III.: on the solicitude of the state for the positive welfare of the citizen.prose
- 06Chapter IV.: of the solicitude of the state for the negative welfare of the citizen—for his security.prose
- 07Chapter V.: on the solicitude of the state for security against foreign enemies.prose
- 08Chapter VI.: on the solicitude of the state for the mutual security of the citizens.—means for attaining this end.—instiprose
- 09Chapter VII.: religion.prose
- 10Chapter VIII.: amelioration of morals.prose
- 11Chapter IX.: the solicitude of the state for security more accurately and positively defined.—further development of theprose
- 12Chapter X.: on the solicitude of the state for security with respect to actions which directly relate to the agent only.prose
- 13Chapter XI.: on the solicitude of the state for security with respect to such of the citizens’ actions as relate directlprose
- 14Chapter XII.: on the solicitude of the state for security as manifested in the juridical decision of disputes among the prose
- 15Chapter XIII.: on the solicitude for security as manifested in the punishment of transgressions of the state’s laws.prose
- 16Chapter XIV.: on the solicitude of the state for the welfare of minors, lunatics, and idiots.prose
- 17Chapter XV.: means for the preservation of the state organism. completion of the theory.prose
- 18Chapter XVI.: practical application of the theory proposed.prose