On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

by John Stuart Mill (1806–1873).  Published in 1859
 
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
THE subject of this Essay is not the so-called Liberty of the Will, so unfortunately opposed to the misnamed doctrine of Philosophical Necessity; but Civil, or Social Liberty: the nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual. A [...]

文摘:Badmouthing Beijing is not always productive

By:Daniel Bell, From Guardian UK, 摘自世界军事论坛
Keyword: Tibet Nationalism Culture & values
 
China is far from perfect, but the west is demonising it just when the country is making the most progress.
 
John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty, first published in 1859, is the most influential defence of free speech ever written. What is less well known is [...]