Three Essays on Religion: Nature, the Utility of Religion, and Theism

Mill's 1859 defense of individual freedom and the source of the harm principle: society may only limit what you do to prevent harm to others. Short, clear and still the starting point of every debate on free speech.

John Stuart Mill

Mill's case for judging actions by the happiness they produce, with his famous distinction between higher and lower pleasures. A short classic of moral philosophy that refines the ideas of Jeremy Bentham.

John Stuart Mill