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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,” (10[1])while its “negative” (10[1])form consists of non-interference from others. (10[1])An 1859 essay (10[1])titled for this concept describes a precursor 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 (10[2])“tyranny of the majority” and government (10[1])censorship. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])what right did Thomas Jefferson list with life and (-5[1])the pursuit of happiness? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

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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