Altruism gives to the use of force a moral sanction, making it not only an
unavoidable practical recourse, but also a positive virtue, an expression of
militant righteousness.
A man is morally the property of others—of those others it is his duty to
serve—argue Fichte, Hegel, and the rest, explicitly or by implication. As
such, a man has no moral right to refuse to make the requisite sacrifices for
others. If he attempts it, he is depriving men of what is properly theirs, he
is violating men’s rights, their right to his service—and it is, therefore, an
assertion of morality if others intervene forcibly and compel him to fulfill
his obligations. “Social justice” in this view not only allows but demands
the use of force against the non-sacrificial individual.