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Quotation from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
“Drunkenness, for example, in ordinary cases, is not a fit subject for legislative interference”
On Liberty, Ch. V, Applications
Mill goes on to allow special restrictions on a person previously convicted of violence while drunk.
Citation: "Drunkenness, for example, in ordinary cases, is not a fit subject for legislative interference" — John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Ch. V, Applications. (id on-liberty-q11)
Portrait: John Stuart Mill by London Stereoscopic Company, c1870, London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain.
