I see no evidence to suggest that the practice of polygamy is worse, in its nature, than a hundred other practices which organized society either directly permits, or wisely leaves alone, because it knows that rigorous control would be utterly futile.
Laski compares polygamy to other practices that society tolerates despite potential moral objections.
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Yet that does not render useless, even for our own day, the kind of work Locke did.
There are realms of conduct within which, to be free, I must be permitted to act as I please; to be denied self-expression there, is to be denied freedom.
I can see no justice in such a denial of freedom.
Its eldest child is charity, and without it there can be no honesty of opinion.
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