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Mill on Liberty
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Hutton, R. H. |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Sectarian lines are fading away, political bonds are sundering, even social attractions and repulsions are less marked than they used to be, and to this extent concede to Mr. Mill that considerable progress is rapidly making towards that universal assimilation of the social conditions of life which he so much dreads. But this intensification of local, or social, or religious one-sidedness is as far as possible from the development of that individuality of character for which Mr. Mill pleads so eagerly. In his effort to guard an absolute sphere of liberty for the individual, he would put most unwarrantable constraints on that social freedom which is quite as necessary to all mighty and rapid currents of human faith. Mr. Mill maintains, in fact, that every individual mind should be surrounded with an element that is a perfect non-conductor of social authority; a private sphere, from which social life should be jealously excluded.Sectarian lines are fading away, political bonds are sundering, even social attractions and repulsions are less marked than they used to be, and to this extent concede to Mr. Mill that considerable progress is rapidly making towards that universal assimilation of the social conditions of life which he so much dreads. But this intensification of local, or social, or religious one-sidedness is as far as possible from the development of that individuality of character for which Mr. Mill pleads so eagerly. In his effort to guard an absolute sphere of liberty for the individual, he would put most unwarrantable constraints on that social freedom which is quite as necessary to all mighty and rapid currents of human faith. Mr. Mill maintains, in fact, that every individual mind should be surrounded with an element that is a perfect non-conductor of social authority; a private sphere, from which social life should be jealously excluded. Book Name: Reform and Intellectual Debate in Victorian England |
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| Ending Page | 63 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| Starting Page | 61 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315637648-14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2016-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Reform and Intellectual Debate in Victorian England Cultural Studies Intensification |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
