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On Liberty
by John Stuart Mill. Mill defends liberty of thought and action against coercion by government and the tyranny of social opinion.
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- Date
- 1859
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Victorian
- Genre
- Political philosophy
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Mill defends liberty of thought and action against coercion by government and the tyranny of social opinion.
This work is included on the basis of great books. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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