207. (4) (See sec. 156). The right of free life is coming to be more
and more recognised amongst us _negatively_; is it reasonable to do
so little _positively_ to make its exercise possible?
208. First observe that the capacity for free life is a moral
capacity, i.e. a capacity for being influenced by a sense of common
interest
209. This influence will only be weakened by substituting for it
that of law, but the state can do more than it usually does without
deadening spontaneous action; e.g. 'compulsory education' need not be
'compulsory' except to those who have no spontaneity to be deadened
210. So too with interference with 'freedom of contract'; we must
consider not only those who are interfered with, but those whose
freedom is increased by the interference.