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'''John Stuart Mill''' (1806-1873) was the last of the English classical economists.

'''John Stuart Mill''' (1806-1873) was the last of the [[English]] classical [[economist]]s.

Homeschooled in an atheistic way by his father, Mill supported laissez-faire but with social reforms like redistribution of wealth, shorter working days, and regulation of monopolies.  Today he would be called a "moderate conservative" due to his support of some government controls over the economy.  Mill was ahead of his time in advocating the development of labor unions and farm cooperatives, and emancipation (voting) by women.  He sympathized with the North in the [[American Civil War]].  In his book "On Liberty," Mill advocated that "the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others."  He advocated freedom of speech, and generally freedom of action too.  Mill also advocated [[utilitarianism]], a concept previously proposed by the atheist [[Jeremy Bentham]].

[[Homeschool]]ed in an [[atheist]]ic way by his father, Mill supported [[laissez-faire]] but with social reforms like redistribution of wealth, shorter working days, and regulation of [[monopoly|monopolies]].  Today he would be called a "moderate [[conservative]]" due to his support of some [[government]] controls over the [[economy]].  Mill was ahead of his time in advocating the development of [[labor union]]s and farm [[cooperative]]s, and [[emancipation]] (voting) by women.  He sympathized with the North in the [[American Civil War]].  In his book "On Liberty," Mill advocated that "the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others."  He advocated freedom of speech, and generally freedom of action too.  Mill also advocated [[utilitarianism]], a concept previously proposed by the atheist [[Jeremy Bentham]].

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