Excerpt from The Decline of Liberty in England
A sense of real urgency in regard to the question of Liberty is my principal apology for the obvious defects of this book. It is (to say the least) bold to embark on the subject of Liberty without having read all the works enumerated by the late Lord Acton. in his library catalogue, the preparation of which absorbed the time that he might have devoted to a treatise of his own. But we are in grave danger of altogether losing that unique tradition of individual liberty which was once the boast of England; and the principal cause of that danger is our still persistent admiration of the German Empire. Even before the war we had our laws imported from Berlin, and after the war the legend of Teutonic glory and efficiency will be industriously promulgated by those who cherish with equal enthusiasm the traditions of Martin Luther and the Prince Consort.
Unfortunately it is only too obvious that Liberty has declined in England since 1880, and that it is likely to decline more and more unless a different climate of opinion sets in.
The war has caused endless misery. Shall it also be allowed to achieve the death of British freedom? I may as well say at once that I do not object to war measures as such.
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