John Stuart Mill

• Individualism and Human Nature


  Individuals can judge their own interests.
• Harm Principle

  Self - Behaviour that only affects the individual responsible.

  Other - Behaviour that effects the self and others.
• Role of government

  Government shouldn't interfere in individual behaviour unless it harms others.
• Taxation

  Single rate of tax, in favour of inheritance tax.

  Justified some degree of state intervention.
• Tolerance

  Right to express minority views.

  Equality of men and women.
• Human Nature

  Humans rational, capable of continual self improvement.
• The Economy


  Accepted moderate intervention to help protect injustice to poor. However still accepted Laissez-Faire capitalism.
• The State

  Minority rights need protection, a move towards representative democracy required to help support government by consent.
• Society

  Individualistic at its core, however needs people to be tolerant of each others views and people will then work together to better society.