In 1859, the philosopher John Stuart Mill asks a simple question: how far does society have the right to control an individual? His answer comes down to one principle: everyone should be able to think, speak and live as they wish, so long as they do no harm to others.
Mill defends freedom of speech, even for shocking ideas, and warns against the “tyranny of the majority”. In the age of social media, his arguments help us work out what we can say, and what we should tolerate.
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