John Stuart Mill believed that individuals have the right to choose their own behavior. What did Mill say was the exception to that rule?

A. If the cost of personal liberty is too high for society as a whole.
B. If the individual is behaving in a foolish, self-destructive, or reckless manner.
C. When the majority of the people in the society disapproved of the behavior.
D. If the behavior interfered with or harmed other people.


Answer: D

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