ABSTRACT
Liberty of course has a meaning chiefly in relation to its opposite, the abridgment of liberty. Biologists say that liberty has been abridged by certain animals, among them ants. It is common to praise the ancient Greeks. They were the first this and the greatest that. Pelion upon Ossa and coals to Newcastle may well take a back seat to lauding the Hellenes. They have been so long touted, and with so much ingenuity, that it is a triumph if people can add a leaf to their garland. The dietitians contend that those who want to remain healthy for long periods exclusively on flesh foods must not merely eat the whole animal but must also see to it that a large part of their food is consumed raw or underdone. For the probability seems to be that the ideas and devices both of liberty and of servitude have been rediscovered in various cultures in many lands.
