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Comment in 150 words: John Stuart Mill is a ‘reluctant democrat’. – C. L. Wayper

  • UPSC 2018
  • 10 marks
  • Western Political Thought

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In Political Thought (1954) C. L. Wayper called John Stuart Mill a "reluctant democrat": he accepts popular government in principle and hedges it wherever it turns concrete. Mill's liberalism, built on individual liberty and a utility enlarged to include self-development, explains both halves. He wanted democracy, and he feared what an unready majority might do…

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  • Why Mill Is a Democrat
  • Why He Is Reluctant
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