▁ ▁He ▁emphas ises ▁the ▁impos s ibility ▁of ▁liberal ism , ▁which ▁recomm ends ▁individual ▁freedom ▁in so far ▁as ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁restrict ▁the ▁individual ▁freedom ▁of ▁others . ▁The ▁ob jection , ▁he ▁says , ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁incons istent ▁with ▁competition . ▁Liberal ism , ▁he ▁says , ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁evolution ary ▁theory , ▁given ▁man ' s ▁ce as eless ▁ur ge ▁for ▁expansion ▁which ▁conflicts ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁equality ▁for ▁all . ▁In ▁reality , ▁he ▁claims , ▁the ▁superior ▁group ▁or ▁class ▁always ▁opp ress es ▁the ▁inferior ▁masses , ▁who ▁eventually ▁revol t . ▁All ▁revolution s ▁result ▁simply ▁in ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁class ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁r uling ▁class . ▁He ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁concept ▁of ▁Rechts staat , ▁and ▁his ▁ideas ▁reflect ▁the ▁prom in ence ▁of ▁social ▁Dar win ism ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁▁ ▁Ch atter ton - H ill ▁spent ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁Germany ▁out ▁of ▁Irish ▁national ist ▁sentiment ▁and ▁correspond ed ▁with ▁Roger ▁Cas ement . ▁He ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁worked ▁for ▁German ▁politician ▁Matth ias ▁Erz berger ▁as ▁his ▁private ▁secretary ▁according ▁to ▁Charles ▁Cur ry ' s ▁book ▁and ▁described ▁there ▁also ▁as ▁" born ▁in ▁C ey lon ▁of ▁an ▁Irish ▁father ▁and ▁native ▁mother ▁but ▁never ▁to ▁have ▁put ▁foot ▁on ▁Irish ▁soil ". ▁ ▁" He ▁was ▁... ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁German ▁lady , ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Germany ▁for ▁some