Book contents
- The Prophet of Modern Constitutional Liberalism
- The Prophet of Modern Constitutional Liberalism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I Mill and His Place in the Liberal Tradition
- 1 Mill’s Life, Work and Character
- 2 Liberalism before Mill
- 3 Inventing Modern Liberalism
- Part II Mill and the Constitution
- Index
2 - Liberalism before Mill
from Part I - Mill and His Place in the Liberal Tradition
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 April 2020
Book contents
- The Prophet of Modern Constitutional Liberalism
- The Prophet of Modern Constitutional Liberalism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I Mill and His Place in the Liberal Tradition
- 1 Mill’s Life, Work and Character
- 2 Liberalism before Mill
- 3 Inventing Modern Liberalism
- Part II Mill and the Constitution
- Index
Summary
By the time Mill published On Liberty in 1859, liberalism in its “classical” form had existed for well more than a century. Scholars usually trace the origins of classical liberalism to John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government, published anonymously in 1690, and such other works as his three Letters on Toleration. In the Second Treatise, Locke defended limited government, individual rights to life, liberty and property, religious toleration, a free market and popular sovereignty – themes that soon assumed a central role in the classical liberal tradition.
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- The Prophet of Modern Constitutional LiberalismJohn Stuart Mill and the Supreme Court, pp. 27 - 37Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020