On Liberty Author:by John Stuart Mill, edited by Alburey Castell From the introduction, not back cover: — "It contains a defense of the individual's right to think and act for himself. It says, by way of premise, that all human action should aim at creating, maintaining, and increasing the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people. Actions are right when they do that; wrong when they do not. A goo... more »d society is one in which the greatest possible number of persons enjoy the greatest possible amount of happiness. It says, secondly, that one of the most important ways for society to ensure that its members will be able to contribute their maximum to creating, preserving, and increasing the greatest happiness of the greatest number is to extend to them the right to think and act for themselves."« less