The canonical statement: 'The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle... that the sole end for which mankind are warranted... in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection.'
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Distinction between self-regarding and other-regarding conduct, restating the limits of society's authority over the individual.
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