 | Steven Lecce - 2008 - 361 páginas
...justification of liberty of thought and discussion found in its second chapter. There, Mill tells us that even if 'all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and...be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.'37 Were an opinion merely a... | |
 | Des Freedman - 2008 - 273 páginas
...must be respected and disseminated if public opinion is to assume a vibrant and meaningful existence. 'If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and...be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind' (Mill 1989: 20). Mill's seemingly... | |
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If all mankind, minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. 
