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John Stuart Mill's "harm principle" holds that liberty may be restricted only to:Read the answer and worked solution →

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John Stuart Mill's "harm principle" holds that liberty may be restricted only to:

  1. prevent harm to others
  2. enforce religious orthodoxy
  3. maximize state revenue
  4. protect cultural traditions
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Correct answer: A. prevent harm to others

1. Mill articulates the harm principle in "On Liberty" (1859). 2. Self-regarding actions (affecting only oneself) lie outside state authority. 3. Other-regarding actions causing harm can be regulated. __Source: syllabus Political Theory Ch 2 §2.4 — harm principle__

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