Thoughts on Parliamentary Reform

Mill's 1869 argument for full legal and social equality between women and men, written with the ideas of Harriet Taylor Mill in mind. A founding text of liberal feminism that still reads with force.

John Stuart Mill

Mill explains what makes representative democracy work: an active citizenry, protection of minorities and proportional representation. His most complete book on how a free government should be organized.

John Stuart Mill

Mill's 1868 pamphlet on the Irish land question, arguing that tenants should become owners of the land they farm. A bold reform proposal from his years as a member of Parliament.

John Stuart Mill

Mill's 1862 essay taking the side of the Union in the American Civil War and naming slavery as the real cause of the conflict. A short, sharp piece of political argument.

John Stuart Mill