Mutual liberty

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Cover of the book Democracy in America, in which the concept was introduced.

Mutual liberty is an idea first developed by

citizen had the opportunity to participate in the country
's civic activities.

John Stuart Mill expanded the notion. He posited that the most proper occasion for mutual liberty was in a community governed by the consent of the governed and argued that only in a republic may members of all political factions participate.[2]

References

  1. ^ Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (New York: Bantam Books, 2000), 9–15.
  2. ^ John Stuart Mill, On Liberty and Utilitarianism (New York: Bantam Books, 1993), 12–16.

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