have not sufficient love of liberty to be able to wrest it from merely domestic oppressors, the liberty which is bestowed on them by other hands than their own, will have nothing real, nothing permanent. No people ever was and remained free, but because it was determined to be so... Responses Noam Chomsky has made reference to Mill's essay in a number of his books, including Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy (2006), Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (2002) and Peering into the Abyss of the Future (2002). Chomsky writes that even "individuals of the highest intelligence and moral integrity succumb to the pathology" of taking exception to universal human standards. Libertarian historian Joseph R. Stromberg states that J.S. Mill's imperialistic views are incompatible with his alleged liberalism, since maintenance of the British Empire would require government repression. See also Public international law Humanitarian intervention Notes External links John Stuart Mill (1859) A Few Words on Non-Intervention at the Online Library of Liberty "A Few Words on Non-Intervention" from Foreign Policy Perspectives No. 8 (An occasional publication of the Libertarian Alliance, 25 Chapter Chambers, Esterbrooke Street, London SW1P 4NN.) Cristian Ducu (2007) Argumentele lui John Stuart Mill pentru principiul non-interventiei in "Revista de Filosofie Analitica", vol. 1, 2007, nr. 1, pp. 109–126. An earlier version in Valentin Muresan and Cristian Ducu (ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference "John Stuart Mill. 1806–2006", University of Bucharest, 3–4 November 2006; University of Bucharest Press, Bucharest, 2007. 1859 essays Classical liberalism Essays by John Stuart Mill Political philosophy literature