"On liberty" by John Stuart Mill

        What does John Stuart Mill think liberty is? That is a question that which I hope I can answer in the following essay.         One of the main purposes of his essay is to make the reader think about how extreme limits and laws can be for the individual to still have his or her deserving rights. There has always been a struggle between freedom and power (laws). The stricter the system of laws, the less …

…are just a few ideas of what John Stuart Mill thinks liberty is. I think that Mill would define liberty as ' Being open minded enough to look at all sides of a story, realize that you are not always right, never assume what the truth is or if it is right, and to understand that in some day the truth will always prevail. 1. Mill, Jon Stuart, ON LIBERTY (England, 1985), pg. 68 2. Ibid., pg. 59 3. Ibid., pg. 62