John Stuart Mill’s On Liberty (1859) checked against Chicago

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If‧all‧mankind‧minus‧one,‧were‧of‧one‧opinion,‧and‧only‧one‧person‧were‧of‧the‧contrary‧opinion,‧mankind‧would‧be‧no‧more‧justified‧in‧silencing‧that‧one‧person,‧than‧he,‧if‧he‧had‧the‧power,‧would‧be‧justified‧in‧silencing‧mankind.‧Were‧an‧opinion‧a‧personal‧possession‧of‧no‧value‧except‧to‧the‧owner;‧if‧to‧be‧obstructed‧in‧the‧enjoyment‧of‧it‧were‧simply‧a‧private‧injury,‧it‧would‧make‧some‧difference‧whether‧the‧injury‧was‧inflicted‧only‧on‧a‧few‧persons‧or‧on‧many.‧But‧tThe‧peculiar‧evil‧of‧silencing‧the‧expression‧of‧an‧opinion‧is,‧that‧it‧is‧robbing‧the‧human‧race;.‧posterity‧as‧well‧as‧the‧existing‧generation;‧those‧who‧dissent‧from‧the‧opinion,‧still‧more‧than‧those‧who‧hold‧it.‧If‧the‧opinion‧is‧right,‧they‧are‧deprived‧of‧the‧opportunity‧of‧exchanging‧error‧for‧truth:‧if‧wrong,‧they‧lose,‧what‧is‧almost‧as‧great‧a‧benefit,‧the‧clearer‧perception‧and‧livelier‧impression‧of‧truth,‧produced‧by‧its‧collision‧with‧error.

If‧all‧mankind‧minus‧one,‧were‧of‧one‧opinion,‧and‧only‧one‧person‧were‧of‧the‧contrary‧opinion,‧mankind‧would‧be‧no‧more‧justified‧in‧silencing‧that‧one‧person,‧than‧he,‧if‧he‧had‧the‧power,‧would‧be‧justified‧in‧silencing‧mankind.‧Were‧an‧opinion‧a‧personal‧possession‧of‧no‧value‧except‧to‧the‧owner;‧if‧to‧be‧obstructed‧in‧the‧enjoyment‧of‧it‧were‧simply‧a‧private‧injury,‧it‧would‧make‧some‧difference‧whether‧the‧injury‧was‧inflicted‧only‧on‧a‧few‧persons‧or‧on‧many.‧But‧

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he‧peculiar‧evil‧of‧silencing‧the‧expression‧of‧an‧opinion‧is,‧that‧it‧is‧robbing‧the‧human‧race

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‧posterity‧as‧well‧as‧the‧existing‧generation;‧those‧who‧dissent‧from‧the‧opinion,‧still‧more‧than‧those‧who‧hold‧it.‧If‧the‧opinion‧is‧right,‧they‧are‧deprived‧of‧the‧opportunity‧of‧exchanging‧error‧for‧truth:‧if‧wrong,‧they‧lose,‧what‧is‧almost‧as‧great‧a‧benefit,‧the‧clearer‧perception‧and‧livelier‧impression‧of‧truth,‧produced‧by‧its‧collision‧with‧error.