’Responsibility,’indeed,alwaysimpliesliberty——theexistenceofaspherewithinwhichaman’sfortunesdependuponhispersonalcharacter,andhischaractershoulddeterminehisfortune。But,asMillcanmostclearlyrecognise,socialresponsibilitymeanssomethingmore。Onemost’certainincident’
ofsocialprogressisthegrowthofco-operation,andthatinvolves,ashesays,the’subordinationofindividualcaprice’
toa’preconceiveddetermination’andtheperformanceofpartsallottedina’combinedundertaking。’25*Theindividual,then,ispartofanorganisation,inwhicheveryindividualshouldplayhispart。Theover-centralisationwhichwouldcrushhimintoanautomatonisnotmorefatalthantheindividualindependencewhichwouldbeincompatiblewithorganisation。Thedesirable’responsibility’isnotthatofaRobinsonCrusoebutthatofthesoldierinanarmy。Itshouldbeenforcedbyothermotivesthanmereself-interest,foritaffectstheinterestsofthewholebodycorporate。NowMill,believingeventoexcessinthepowerofeducation,includedineducationthewholedisciplineoflifeduetotherelationsoftheindividualtohissocialenvironment;
anditishisessentialprinciplethatthisforceshouldbedirectedtoenforcingasenseof’responsibility’inthewidestacceptationoftheword。
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