Hence arises the maxim that every one is the best and the sole judge of his own private interest, and that society has no right to control a man's actions, unless they are prejudicial to the common weal, or unless the common weal demands his co-operation.
Hortik dator esaera hau, gizabanakoa dela bere interes partikularraren epaile onena eta bakarra, eta gizarteak ez duela horren ekintzak zuzentzeko eskubiderik berorrek egindako zerbaitengatik kaltetua sentitzen ez bada, edo laguntza eskatu behar dionean ez bada.