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This 4 page paper analyzes this famous work and uses the current drug war as an example of the reduction of freedom in society. Some quotes from the original work are included. No additional sources cited.
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this ideology play out all the time, at least in discussion. People call things such as smoking marijuana a victimless crime and argue that people should be able to do
as they like. They contend that disallowing such an activity is impinging on a persons liberty. At the same time, the law that prohibits marijuana use ties the activity into
a broader model where drug use and abuse has instigated crimes against society. The television commercials conclude that in fact if one uses drugs, they may have inadvertently killed a
child. The relationship is that the drug had to come from somewhere and it actually comes from a drug cartel where drive by shootings and violent drug dealers are a
part of the picture. The concept of freedom and liberty to some extent becomes clouded. What did Mill mean when he wrote On Liberty? It seems that Mills
claim that the cause of most human error is in a tendency for mankind to stop thinking about a thing when it is no longer doubtful. Mill argues: "Strange
that they should imagine that they are not assuming infallibility, when they acknowledge that there should be free discussion on all subjects which can possibly be doubtful, but think that
some particular principle or doctrine should be forbidden to be questioned because it is so certain, that is, because they are certain that it is certain" (PG). He goes on
to explain that to call any proposition certain is to assume that the people who spout such things are the judges of certainty and that the other side is not
heard (PG). In essence, Mill argues that people become complacent. They make quick judgments and they do not address issues completely. Mill seems to expect a reply to this
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