On Liberty
John Stuart Mill · first published 1859
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Cass Sunstein on Conversations with Tyler (2025-11-26): mention
“…What does he think of On Liberty?…”
Cass Sunstein on Liberalism and Rights in the Age of AI (Ep. 262)
Jennifer Burns on Lex Fridman Podcast (2025-01-20): mention
“…So he had John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, like 50 cents written in the margin.…”
Jennifer Burns: Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, Economics, Capitalism, Freedom | Lex Fridman Podcast #457
Tyler Cowen on EconTalk (2023-11-27): recommend
“…So of course there's "On Liberty," there's "Utilitarianism," many, many wonderful essays.…”
Noam Chomsky on Conversations with Tyler (2023-06-14): mention
“…it's actually an epigram for John Stuart Mill's On Liberty…”
Noam Chomsky on Language, Left Libertarianism, and Progress (Ep. 182)
Jonathan Haidt on The Tim Ferriss Show (2022-12-27): recommend
“…One of the greatest works of the Liberal tradition is On Liberty.…”
Robert Frank on EconTalk (2014-02-24): mention
“…Mill, you'll recall, wrote in On Liberty that the only reason the government can restrict somebody's liberty of action is to prevent harm to others.…”