A masterful introduction by one of the world's leading Mill scholars. The way that Riley reads, reconstructs, and defends On Liberty shows its importance for today's most contentious political debates. - Leif Wenar, King's College London, UK Riley's book is one of the best critical overviews of On Liberty in print. It pays ... Read morescrupulous attention to the details of Mill's text, places these details in helpful historical context, and highlights their continued importance. Moreover, it manages to do all of this in clear and engaging language. - Leonard Kahn, Loyola University New Orleans , USA This is the most authoritative guide to Mill's On Liberty. Students and lecturers alike will profit enormously from reading Jonathan Riley's combination of impressive scholarship and accessible writing, in a book which is informed by all areas of Mill's thinking. - Thomas Schramme, Hamburg University, Germany Show Less