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Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty 1859.
On Liberty
by John Stuart Mill
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In his book, On Liberty, Mill notes that the individual must be protected from social tyranny, namely the prevailing opinions and feelings in a society. When it appears that the people are making their own rules, it is easier for citizens to...
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Mill's believed that individual liberty should be absolute with a very important exception. He noted that a person whose actions only affect himself is not eligible to be coerced or punished for his deeds. According to Mill, it is not society's...
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Mill issue in On Liberty is just as the title reads; his issue is on "liberty." He writes of how liberty has positive effects on everyone, that all society benefits by it. Liberty allows people to progress and avoid social stagnation....
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