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" ... the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled... "
Reports of Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of California - Page 283
by California. Supreme Court - 1875
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Gender, Class, and Freedom in Modern Political Theory

Nancy J. Hirschmann - Philosophy - 2008 - 352 pages
...pursue it. Indeed, in an apparent repudiation of any hint of positive liberty, Mill baldly states that His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient...because it will make him happier, because, in the opinions of others, to do so would be wise, or even right. These are good reasons for remonstrating...
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