Thesis in On Liberty

Thesis Examples in On Liberty:

Chapter I. Introductory.

"Those grounds, when rightly understood, are of much wider application than to only one division of the subject, and a thorough consideration of this part of the question will be found the best introduction to the remainder..." See in text (Chapter I. Introductory.)

Mill concludes the introduction by making it clear that since the things that make Liberty of Thought important for a just society also apply to many other things, which are less familiar to readers, his essay will discuss Liberty of Thought first.

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"Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest..." See in text (Chapter I. Introductory.)

Mill claims that humanity benefits more from respecting each individual's pursuit of happiness than from imposing a standard for what is "good" and making all individuals live by it.

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"The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force in the form of legal penalties, or the moral coercion of public opinion..." See in text (Chapter I. Introductory.)

To clarify his purpose for his readers, Mill clearly states that his essay discusses how, and to what extent, society should limit the liberties of individuals, which it can do through the law or social norms.

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