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John Stuart Mill
Philosopher and economist
English philosopher, one of the fathers of liberalism and a supporter of women's suffrage.
«The only reason to limit someone's freedom is to stop them from harming others.»
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In short
On the traditional scale, John Stuart Mill sits in the libertarian center camp. The clearest positions are on state: strongly towards “liberty”; society: strongly towards “progress”; religion: strongly towards “secularism”; justice: fairly towards “rehabilitation”. Among ideologies, the closest is social liberalism (95%).
Position on the 13 axes
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EconomyEqualityMarket
StateLibertyAuthority
SocietyProgressTradition
SovereigntyIntegrationSovereignty
ReligionSecularismReligion
EnvironmentEcologyGrowth
TechnologyCautionAcceleration
Foreign policyPacifismInterventionism
JusticeRehabilitationTough on crime
DemocracyDirect democracyTechnocracy
MethodReformRupture
DevolutionCentralismFederalism
ImmigrationOpennessControl
Closest ideologies
Social liberalismThe Reformer95%Radical liberalismThe Dissenter95%Green liberalismThe Green Innovator95%Closest parties in Europe
Più EuropaItaly92%
RKP / SFPFinland88%
Italia VivaItaly88%
Liberal DemocratsUnited Kingdom87%Similar figures
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