I say that where the public morality is concerned it may be the duty of the State to interfere with the contracts of individuals... It must then, I t… - Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay

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I say that where the public morality is concerned it may be the duty of the State to interfere with the contracts of individuals... It must then, I think, be admitted that, where health is concerned, and where morality is concerned, the State is justified in interfering with the contracts of individuals.

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About Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay

Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (25 October 1800 – 28 December 1859) was a nineteenth century British poet, historian and Whig politician.

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Native Name: Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1. Baron Macaulay of Rothley
Alternative Names: Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay • Thomas Babington Macaulay • Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay
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