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This 4 page paper explores the views of Marx and Mill on this matter by referring to their works, "The Communist Manifesto" and "On Liberty and Utilitarianism". Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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ideologies of history. It is interesting therefore to compare and contrast their ideas given that they each represent such different ends of the spectrum in terms of political thought.
While Mill was among the first to extol democracy, Marx devised communism. And yet, there are similarities as well and subject to which they both offer considerable insight
and reflection. Mill believed that people should have as much freedom as possible, and he defended the right of people
to this very freedom. However, he believed that it was justifiable for the state to interfere when the freedom of an individual meant doing harm to others. Essentially
then, Mill believed not in rightness or wrongness, but in that which brought about the most happiness for all concerned. So it is evident that Mill was concerned with
the majority of people, and that people should have the right to be happy and pursue their own ideas and beliefs. It was only when their actions interfered with
the happiness of others did Mill believe that intervention by the government was appropriate. In many ways, Mill was ahead of
his time, and advocated many changes which he thought would make the world a better place but which were certainly not in keeping with the times. For instance, he
believed in womens rights, labor organizations, proportional representation and other reforms - many of which would eventually come to pass. Because of these beliefs, Mill also believed that
individual ideas and desires should not be repressed but in fact should be openly explored. He thought to repress such thoughts and searching was the definition of tyranny, and
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