Quote from John Stuart Mill 

"The only purpose for which power can rightfully be exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. ... Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign."

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John Stuart Mill
(1806-1873) English philosopher and economist
Source:
On Liberty (1859)
 
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