John Stuart Mill · Politics
Mill’s argument that we must protect even opinions we are certain are false - because silencing them robs everyone, and our certainty is never as safe as it feels.
You learned that Mill defends free speech in three steps - the silenced opinion may be true, partly true, or, even if false, useful. Reconstruct the three, in your own words.
Leads to Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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