INTRODUCTION, 



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We are sometimes "told that we cannot change human nature. 

 We are not trying to change human nature. It is their mistake, not 

 ours, in attributing the evils of society to manifestations of human 

 nature, and therefore unavoidable. The evils we complain of are the 

 consequences of invaded rights. Protect those rights from invasion. 

 and the evils will disappear. 



A mother's love for her child, or the individual's desugito sur- 

 round himself with the comforts of life, and his unremitting efforts to 

 accomi)lish it, are manifestations of human nature. But it is also 

 human nature to protest against, and forcibly prevent robbery. If 

 you live in a small country village and your house is invaded and 

 your pro])erty carried away without your consent, you resist the in- 

 vader (unless ii i^ government levying a tax on you) : if superior 

 force is ijased you (all for help and citizens come and rescue your 

 property. If still threatened you become more vigilant, put better 

 locks on your doors, and fastening on your windows ; if this does not 

 avail, you employ watchmen or detectives. If others rights are in- 

 vaded in like manner, you hold a meeting to adopt measures for 

 self-protection ; each one volunteering his share of the labor, or cost 

 of such i)rotection. This is co-operation or ski.k-(;ovkrnmkni'. 



The banking institutions of large cities, in order to facilitate the 

 transaction of business that they may have with each other during the 

 day, establish an oftice at a central point called a Clearing House, 

 where a representative of each bank meet at a fixed hour of the day. 

 This obviates an immense amount of labor and saves a great deal ot 

 time. Tl-uBhi^utualism or co-operation. 



But v^^^ftvernment interferes with production or exchange of 

 roducts u^^^\NV PRKTKX r, notwithstanding the open protest of many 

 citizens, and levies taxes on each one, and compels some to bear arms 

 against their wish, to carry out and enforce such interference : this is 



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