This tyrannical power exists both in the political sphere and outside it. Society itself can become oppressive by limiting individuals and rebellion. Mills writes that the only justification for manipulating an individual’s liberty should be for their self-protection. He argues that even if a law or public opinion is intended for an individual’s …show more content…
The first category involved the span of the conscience, and the liberty of an individual’s opinions and ideas. Second, the freedom one has in planning one’s own life, and the liberty one has in their choices and interests. Third, the liberty individuals have to connect with other complying individuals for any objective that will not harm others. With these categories, Mill was suggesting that true freedom is achieved by individuals pursuing ones existence in the way they intend, as long as it does generate harm to others and does not restrict other individuals from performing the