Mill says, "there needs protection also against the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling; against the tendency of society to impose, by other means than civil penalties, its own ideas and practices as rules of conduct on those who dissent from them."

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Mill argues in his work "On Liberty" that not only must individuals be protected from government or legal constraints on their behavior, but also from the pressures and restrictions imposed by society's prevailing opinions and customs. He believes that individuals should be free to pursue their own paths and ideas, as long as they do not actively harm others.

Mill Says, "There Needs Protection Also Against the Tyranny of the Prevailing