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Choose one of the following items and then, using Mill’s arguments in On Liberty, discuss whether the speech should be allowed or restricted. Be sure to justify your interpretation and application of Mill’s arguments to this case with references to his text. Assume these take place in a way that they are public (e.g. in a newspaper, a popular blog, an appearance on TV, a speech to a large audience, etc.)
- Expressing skepticism about global warming.
- Presenting an argument that there is a link between IQ and race.
- Criticizing the U.S. military involvement overseas.
- Denying the Holocaust.
- Creating and publishing a cartoon portrait of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Mills arguments should be taken from chapters 1,2 and 3. Linked below:
- https://www.utilitarianism.com/ol/one.html
- https://www.utilitarianism.com/ol/two.html