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FREE SPEECH Freedom of speech is perhaps the most precious tenets of liberal democracies accorded to the citizens of the free world. The United States, and the rest of the Western society is known to be the cradle of democratic principles, and this can be evidenced by the level of freedom accorded to the citizens of the United States and the West in terms of speech. The freedom of speech gives an individual an opportunity to speak his or her mind and also give his or her opinion, sometimes on very

In “On Liberty”, John Stuart Mill applies his philosophical system of utilitarianism to the government and argues that a government's primary goal should be protecting its citizens' individual liberty. Mill also argues that the only time coercion is acceptable is when a person’s behavior harms individuals (Mill, 617). Otherwise, society should treat diversity with complete respect Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are three things that each American is entitled to. In the United States

In John Stuart Mill’s essay On Liberty, he declares that people should be able to express their opinions and not be silenced by the majority or ruling class, because in Mill’s opinion discussion and debate is good for the wellbeing of society. By suppressing unpopular opinions, it delays progress and intellectual thought. Mill’s argument regarding the defense of the freedom to express opinions is effective, yet compared to his harm principle it does not stand logically. While superficially his argument

taxes on us Americans. They are placing “new taxes on goods imported into the colonies” (Foner, 146). The men began to boycott, and wear homespun items of clothing as a sign of American resistance. Women spun and wove at home are called Daughters of Liberty. Women are displaying their patriotism by contributing to the boycott.“Within American households, women participated in the political discussions unleashed by independence” (Foner, 189). Some women are secret soldiers, nurses, cooks, and the majority

characterized like so; where to draw the line between freedom and condemnation?  When is interference with individuals and their private morality justified? The harm principle, which seeks to introduce personal liberty and its coexistence with society, appears in John Stuart Mill's “On Liberty”, first published in 1859. However, the idea is not black and white - the harm principle can be criticized for its excessive paternalism, lack of clarity, and incomplete handling of certain situations. In this

Let’s create an alternative world, one without liberty, and popular social customs must be followed. If one deviates from these norms, society will ostracize the person until that person conforms to the popular beliefs and values. John Stuart Mill starts off with an argument questioning to what extent “the nature and limits of the power which can legitimately [exercise] by society over the individual” (Mill, n.d., p. Chapter 1). So what if, the nature and limits of power of society know no bounds

of the government is to protect people’s rights to life, liberty, and property. The government is responsible for making sure that our rights and welfare are protected as reflected in the Preamble to the U.S Constitution: “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this

Independence, stating that all men are created equal and the Founding Fathers form of government would protect their rights. In the United States, people have individual liberties. Even though the United States has laws it is not considered a pure democracy, it is a republic. The definitions that is stated between democracy and individual liberty will help most understand that a democracy undermines a person’s rights, and I will prove this from the information that’s in our assigned reading. Democracy

Is private property a natural right? Yes I consider private property a natural right. Private plays a big role within natural rights. Many philosophers including Locke, Marx and Rawls each had their position on private property. This leads to the question: what is private property? You can’t just give one definition because as I said before, many philosophers has different positions about private property on natural rights. If I had to define private property, I would say it is any property that

Mill’s Harm Principle English philosopher John Stuart Mill is the author of the essay titled “On Liberty.” It is known as one of the classic texts on modern liberalism as well as been hugely influential in politics, even more than we might realize. He asks the question, “When can the government restrict your freedoms and when can they not?” His simple yet very famous answer is known as the “Harm Principle” which basically states that if your actions harms somebody else then the government has a