WORLD HISTORY

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WORLD WAR I

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR

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. . . In his classic defense of freedom of speech in, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill wrote that if a view is not “fully, frequently, and fearlessly discussed, “ it will become “a dead dogma, not a living truth.” The existence of the Holocaust should remain a living truth, and those who are skeptical about the enormity of the Nazi atrocities should be confronted with the evidence for it. . . .-Peter Singer (adapted)30. Which statement is consistent with the author’s point concerning the Holocaust?
A
The evils of the past are best ignored and forgotten.
B
Frequent and full discussion of the historical evidence of certain events is desirable.
C
All eras of history include individuals that reject existing values.
D
Every generation must apologize for the failures of earlier generations.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Speech is never free of state pressure; there are always limits to what is permitted. Speech is never free of consequences; it advances some interests over others; it matters. In other words, Mill’s harm principle is always already violated.

Detailed explanation-2: -This principle of individual liberty applied to thought, to the expression of opinions, and actions. Mill argued that if this principle is undermined, the whole of society suffers. Without freedom of thought, for example, human knowledge and innovation would be restricted.

Detailed explanation-3: -That principle is, that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection.

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