6/5/2023 0 Comments On Liberty by John Stuart Mill![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This mute portion of the community may have the wrong, right, or part of the truth in its opinion it doesn't matter according to Mill. This tyranny is even more evil, according to Mill because it is pervasive, penetrating the intricacies of life and social interaction and silencing the minority's voice. However, Mill cites this so-called victory of the people is nothing of the sort, it simply paved the way for a new type of tyranny: the tyranny of prevailing opinion. Whatever the majority opinion was would have to be the decision made by the government so the citizenry would never feel as though their best interests weren't being served. Citizens began to realize that in order to achieve their absolute liberty, government would have to begin working as an instrument, a delegate of the people's will. In the beginning, the retention of liberty was necessary to protect against political tyranny of overzealous rulers. ![]()
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