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On the limits of state activity

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Written in 1792, Wilhelm von Humboldt's (1767–1835) work is one of the most important contributions of German thought to the political philosophy of liberalism.

In a memorandum written at the request of the future ruler of the Electorate of Mainz, the author provided a detailed description of the structure of a state limited in its activities to the maintenance of law and order. Humboldt contrasted this structure with the order of Prussian "enlightened despotism" with its concern for the "positive good of citizens" under the motto "Everything for the people, nothing by the people."

Published only after the author's death, the book had a profound influence not only on Germany but also on such thinkers as J.S. Mill in England and E. de Laboulaye in France.
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