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On Liberty
John Stuart Mill
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Mill's "On Liberty" (1859) - the revolutionary defense of individual freedom that Victorian students memorized verbatim. So influential that British Liberal Democrats pass a copy to each new president as a sacred symbol of office. What freedoms are you surrendering today?

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The Tyranny of the Majority: Mill's Timeless Warning

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In 1859, a slim volume appeared that would fundamentally reshape our understanding of freedom. When Barack Obama was asked which book most influenced his political thinking, he named this one: John Stuart Mill's "On Liberty." Despite being over 160 years old, its arguments feel startlingly relevant in our age of cancel culture, social media conformity, and political polarization. At its core lies a radical question: What happens when democracy itself becomes oppressive? Mill identified a danger more insidious than government censorship-the crushing weight of social conformity that silences dissent and stifles human development. As tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel observed, "Mill's warning about social conformity feels more urgent today than when he wrote it."

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The Harm Principle: Where Your Freedom Ends

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The Marketplace of Ideas: Why We Need Dissent

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The Endangered Individual: Conformity's Hidden Cost

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The Collective Mediocrity: Democracy's Greatest Danger

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Drawing the Line: When Society Can Intervene

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The Enduring Legacy: Why Mill Still Matters Today

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