This work’s author credits an essay by Wilhelm von Humboldt “On the Limits of” a certain concept as influencing its ideas and quotes it in the epigraph. That essay is quoted in a part of this work arguing that in Chinese civilization, a “despotism of custom” has led to stagnancy. This work uses examples involving selling poison or crossing an unstable bridge (15[1])to apply a principle first fully articulated in this work. It’s not Democracy in America, but this work argues that (*) democratic ideals, because they prioritize prevailing opinion, risk leading to a “tyranny of the majority.” This essay argues that society can only rightfully exercise power over citizens to prevent harm to others, its “harm principle.” For 10 points, name this essay about individuals’ relationship to authority by the author of Utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill. (10[3])■END■ (10[3])