Chapter I --- Introduction 3
Chapter II -- Of the individual man, and the highest ends of his existence 10
Chapter III -- On the solicitude of the State for the positive welfare of the citizen 16
Chapter IV -- Of the solicitude of the State for the negative welfare of the citizen n For his security 38
Chapter V -- On the solicitude of the State for security against foreign enemies 41
Chapter VI -- On the solicitude of the State for the mutual security of the citizens n Means for attaining this end n Institutions for reforming the mind and character of the citizen n National education 46
Chapter VII -- Religion 53
Chapter VIII -- Amelioration of morals 70
Chapter IX -- The solicitude of the State for security more accurately and positively defined n Further development of the idea of security 82
Chapter X -- On the solicitude of the State for security with respect to actions which directly relate to the agent only (Police laws) 86
Chapter XI -- On the solicitude of the State for security with respect to such of the citizens’ actions as relate directly to others (Civil laws) 94
Chapter XII -- On the solicitude of the State for security as manifested in the juridical decision of disputes among the citizens 106
Chapter XIII -- On the solicitude for security as manifested in the punishment of transgressions of the State’s laws (Criminal laws) 110
Chapter XIV --- On the solicitude of the State for the welfare of minors, lunatics, and idiots 127
Chapter XV -- Measures for the maintenance of the State n Completion of the theory 134
Chapter XVI -- Practical application of the theory proposed 139
Index 149
Comparative table of subjects in Wilhelm von Humboldt's Limits of State Action and John Stuart Mill's On Liberty