"On liberty" by John Stuart Mill

What does John Stuart Mill think liberty is? That is a question that which I hope I can answer in the following essay.
One of the main purposes of his essay is to make the reader think about how extreme limits and laws can be for the individual to still have his or her deserving rights. There has always been a struggle between freedom and power (laws). The stricter the system of laws, the less freedom we have. When you think about it, every law that is passed is just another freedom that we lose. Some people are against just about every law because of this. Mill says that some' prefer…