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In John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty," he makes a crucial point: You cannot know your own side of the argument without knowing your opponent's side just as well.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
On Liberty, his classic treatise published in 1859, emphasized the importance of toleration and stressed that multiple ethical codes could coexist peacefully in a given society.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Mill, also an MP and economist, is best known for his essay, On Liberty.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2018
“The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others,” he wrote in On Liberty.
From Economist • Oct. 12, 2017
Mill, John Stuart, dedication of his essay "On Liberty," 29.
From How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage by Hardy, Edward John
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