Freedom In Service / Six Essays on Matters Concerning Britain's Safety and Good Government

A collection of six essays argues that political freedom is compatible with universal military service, tracing England's defensive traditions and legal developments, examining definitions of liberty and the voluntary principle, critiquing passive resistance and conscientious objection, and discussing Christianity's relation to war and the moral use of force. It considers historical militia practices, analyzes how democratic self-government frames obligations to serve, evaluates consequences of voluntarism, confronts the claims of pacifist movements, and outlines the proper scope of state authority versus rival institutions, concluding that a purified democratic national state can preserve safety and responsible governance.