...of the right of individual independence ;' for the principle laid down and contended for throughout is, ' that the sole end for which mankind are warranted...action of any of their number is self-protection.' To this, and, indeed, to every collateral principle laid down by Mr. Mill in this treatise, we cordially...

...in all cases, with that which warrants legislative interference, he makes it his object to establish that "the sole end for which mankind are warranted,...action of any of their number is self-protection," or " to prevent harm to others." Before we follow Mr. Mill into his able exposition and defence of...

...in all eases, with that which warrants legislative interference, he makes it his object te establish that "the sole end for which mankind are warranted,...action of any of their number is self-protection," or " to prevent harm to others." Before we follow Mr. Mill into -his able exposition and defence of...

...warranted, individually or • On Liberty. By John Stuart Mill London: John W. Parker and Son. 1859. collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action...self-protection ; that the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm...

...accordingly. He therefore desires to lay down one simple principle for our guidance in such matters. " The sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually...with the liberty of action of any of their number !s Individual Freedom. 229 self-protection His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient...

...entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force...public opinion. That principle is, that the sole end tor which mankind arc warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action...

...model of its own." The object of the Essay, therefore, is, " to asserb one very simple principle, — that the sole end for which mankind are warranted,...with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self- protection," Our ideas of our neighbour's good may justify our remonstrating with, or counselling...

...the_DuWt'» University Magazine for 1857; if we remember rightly, in the June or July No. of that year. their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose...exercised over any member of a civilized community, agatnst his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient...

...entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force...form of legal penalties, or the moral coercion of puMic opinion. That principle is, that the sole end tor which mankind are warranted, individually or...

...entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force...moral coercion of public opinion. That principle is, ^_ that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering...