What did John Stuart Mill argue ........

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What did John Stuart Mill argue?

Freedom is an essential means to human progress.

Hurtful opinions and nasty name-calling should be stamped out by the law.

All kinds of pleasure are equally valid.

People should forcibly be prevented from harming themselves.

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Explanation:

The correct answer is a. Mill did not think that all kinds of pleasure were of equal value (answer c). He did not think that the expression of opinion should be curtailed, however hurtful (answer b), and he thought that people should be persuaded, not forced, to avoid harming themselves.