John_Stuart_Mill_Revised_Harm_Principle

John Stuart Mill Revised Harm Principle Page 1 One of the greatest benefits to being a citizen of the United States of America is that we are given the freedom of choice. A freedom to make our own decisions, and decide what we think is right for us. Some people however, will question this very notion of us being totally free. How much freedom of choice do we really have, and why should the government be able to regulate us at all' For years the government has imposed laws that limit our rights, and freedom to choose. Some of the most commonly argued topics about government laws are, the legalization of illegal drugs, the legality of pornography, and the twenty-one year old drinking age. Many people are opposed the fact that the government is allowed to tell us what we can and can not do. Arguments range from the seemingly ineffectiveness of current laws, to the simple premise that the government has no right to prohibit its citizens from any of these activities if they choose to partake in them. One of the most interesting perspectives on this whole matter comes from John Stuart Mill, and his 'Revised Harm Principle.' individual, pornography, drugs, mill, individuals, age, others, stuart, john, should, principle, under, people, actions, way, right, make, laws, illegal, government, drug, another, affect, states, legalization, being, vital, very, twenty-one, society, page, mills, long, harm, freedom