Discussed and debated from time immemorial, the issue of personal liberty went without codification until the
1859 publication of Mill's enduring and eloquent treatise. In powerful and persuasive prose, Mill asks and answers
provocative questions relating to the boundaries of social authority and individual sovereignty. This new edition
offers students of political science and philosophy, in an inexpensive volume, one of the most influential studies
on the nature of individual liberty and its role in a democratic society.