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On Liberty

John Stuart Mill

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An argument about freedom asks when social pressure or state power can legitimately constrain a person. Distinguish disagreement from a reason to restrict conduct, then test the scope of a proposed principle with cases where harm, dependence or unequal power complicates its application.

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