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The “ancient” form of this concept subjected the individual to the community according to a lecture by Benjamin Constant. The “positive” form of this concept consists of “self-mastery,” while its “negative” form consists (10[1])of non-interference from others. (10[1]-5[1])An 1859 essay titled for this concept describes a precursor (10[1])to the marketplace of ideas and argues that coercion is only justified if an action causes harm to others. Isaiah Berlin distinguished “Two Concepts of” this concept, which titles a J. S. Mill essay that opposes “tyranny of the majority” and government censorship. (-5[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])what right (-5[1])did Thomas Jefferson list (-5[1])with life (10[1])and the pursuit of happiness? (10[1])■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: liberty [accept freedom; accept The Liberty of the Ancients Compared with that of the Moderns or De la liberté des anciens comparée a celle des modernes; accept “Two Concepts of Liberty”; accept On Liberty]
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