JOR 115 – Key Facts #6

Key Facts = names, dates, terms, media, "ideas" that are important for you to know.

These may – or may not -- have been discussed in class. In either case, I expect you to be able to make sense of them.

From reading assignment for 10/1/09

Know a little something about John Stuart Mill . . . and be able to connect that to why he believes as he does about the role of "the state"

Know title of Mill's essay

Know when essay was written

Be able to write a paragraph explaining Mill's argument as it relates to free press

Be able to identify key quote:

- "only through diversity of opinion is there . . . a chance of fair play to all sides of truth"