In this podcast, John Stuart Mill biographer and now special adviser to Nick Clegg, Richard Reeves, explains why he thinks most people misunderstand the main message in John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty.
At under 14 minutes it is well worth listening to in full:
Both On Liberty by John Stuart Mill and John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand by Richard Reeves are available from Amazon.
Hat-tip: Jonathan Calder
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What did John Stuart Mill really believe?: http://t.co/hz1gWmHl>>Worth listening to regardless of your politics.For a Liberal it is a gem.
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