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This 6 page paper compares and contrasts the views of Benjamin Constant with John Stuart Mill as it respects liberty. Many examples are used to explain each of the theorist's political ideology. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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saw liberty as being important. He also however saw power as being dangerous. If a man had too much authority for example, he would likely get into trouble. This is
something often seen when authoritarian rulers take control. Yet, Constant was someone who would not condone any war. He does not believe in it. While he does not like the
idea of power, or of war, or of too much authority, he does see some as necessary. There has to be some control over the people or there would be
anarchy. Constant above all believed in freedom and liberty. What is freedom or liberty to Constant? The theorist believed in a minimal government. He was somewhat aligned with conservative thinking
of today where people would only be subject to government intervention if in fact there was a necessity. For example, a student writing on this subject might point out that
government is necessary to keep order. The government then would function in order to maintain the needs of the people at the basest level, but the people should be left
to their own devices so that they could take care of themselves and their families. In other words, government is necessary to keep order and lock up criminals and investigate
injustices, but it is not governments job to tell the people how to live their lives, or take care of them in any way. Rather, the people should be free.
A student writing on this topic might want to point out that his thinking in some way is not unlike that of John Stuart Mill. Mill was,
above all, a utilitarian and believed that the greatest happiness for the greatest number should be achieved. Of course, Mills brand of utilitarianism was different from Benthams for example, as
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