Can you explain John Stuart Mills theory on representative government?
Actually, John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty(1859), was, if not still is, one of the most important documents of political liberalism. He argued rational justification of the freedom of the individual: 1) For self-protection from tampering with the liberty of the individual or any personal interference with another’s freedom — particularly with respect to freedom of thought and discussion by the state; 2) In this essay Mill also warns of a second danger to liberty, which democracies are prone to, namely, the tyranny of the majority. In a representative democracy, if you can control the majority, then you can control everyone. And; 3) To limit the amount of power the ruler should have to exercise over the community. Attempted in two ways, first by obtaining a recognition of certain immunities, called political liberties or rights, and the second was the establishment of constitutional checks. He also wisely adds: Now, such phrases as “self-government,” and “the power of the people over them
