Personal rights : A presidential address delivered to the forty-first annual…
"Personal rights : A presidential address delivered to the forty-first annual…" by Mrs. Mona Caird is a political and philosophical pamphlet written in the early 20th century. The book presents a presidential address delivered at the Personal Rights Association’s annual meeting, focusing on the concept of personal rights and individual liberty within society. It belongs to the genre of political discourse or advocacy literature, reflective of the era's social reform movements, particularly
around the issues of personal freedom, state intervention, and social justice. The likely topic is a critical examination of how individual rights can be threatened by prevailing social and governmental trends, especially when justified for the “greater good.” The content of the book concerns the growing dangers posed when society prioritizes collective interests over individual liberty. Mrs. Caird warns against the tendency to justify encroachments on personal rights for social benefit, invoking historical and contemporary examples, such as the suppression of originality and proposals for extreme measures in science and public health. She emphasizes that liberty, once lost, is rarely restored and that both men and women suffer when society devalues personal freedom. Caird argues that protecting personal rights is not only essential for justice but also for fostering creativity, progress, and the true flourishing of humanity. Ultimately, she advocates for a universal respect for individual liberty as the foundation for a vibrant, dynamic, and advancing civilization. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Caird, Mona, 1854-1932 |
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| Title | Personal rights : A presidential address delivered to the forty-first annual meeting of the Personal Rights Association on 6th June 1913 |
| Original Publication | London: The Personal Rights Association, 1913. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 59.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Credits | Bob Taylor, Mairi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | KD: Law in general, Comparative and uniform law, Jurisprudence: United Kingdom and Ireland |
| Subject | Civil rights -- Great Britain |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 75874 |
| Release Date | Apr 16, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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