This work quotes John Sterling in regarding "pagan self-assertion" and "Christian self-denial" as elements of human worth.
This work quotes John Sterling in regarding "pagan self-assertion" and "Christian self-denial" as elements of human worth. This work's final section argues for the taxation of stimulants and for mandatory education, and also discusses the sale of poisons. The third section of this work argues for Wilhelm von Humboldt's position that the goal of man should be individuality. Its second section considers the executions of Socrates and Jesus to argue that one can never be sure that some opinion is false, and that it is wrong to stifle even a false opinion. This work attacks the "tyranny of the majority," and argues that the only appropriate use of coercion is to prevent harm. For 10 points, name this 1859 essay condemning infringements on personal freedom, written by John Stuart Mill.
This work quotes John Sterling in regarding "pagan self-assertion" and "Christian self-denial" as elements of human worth.
On Liberty