Note 764 — Chapter II · : THE APOGEE AND DECLINE OF THE CLASSICAL SCHOOL. JOHN STUART MILL
R. (Robert) Richards translation
“The laws which in many countries on the Continent forbid marriage unless the parties can show that they have the means of supporting a family, do not exceed the legitimate powers of the State. They are not objectionable as violations of liberty.” (Liberty, chap. 5.)
On the other hand he thought that a law which limited the number of public-houses involved a violation of liberty because it meant treating the workers as children. (Ibid., chap. 5.)