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On Liberty

John Stuart Mill

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In On Liberty, which is considered his main work, Mill, on the one hand, deals with individualism, which he sees as the main principle of liberalism; on the other hand, examines the problem of freedom based on democracy as the main problems.

The author paid special attention to the issue of the "tyranny of the majority', which began with the expansion of democratic systems of government in the 19th century. According to him, democracy is valuable as long as it guarantees freedom and individual rights. Therefore, he sees the gathering of all power in one hand as a great danger and argues that an ideal form of governance can be possible if managers have limited powers.

On Liberty is a book that should be read by those who want to understand and analyze today's world.

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