Day 50 · Q1: Self-Knowledge · February 19, 2026
Pause. Breathe. Begin.
I . L E C T I O
John Stuart Mill
On Liberty, Ch. 1, 1859
“The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs.”
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C O N T E X T
Mill's defense of individual liberty became the foundation of liberal democracy. He argues that society has no right to interfere with individual choices unless those choices harm others.
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I I . M E D I T A T I O
“Where do your freedoms end and others' begin?”
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I I I . S C R I P T I O
Write one sentence about a freedom you exercise that might affect someone else.
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I V . C O N N E X I O
How does today's reading connect to what you have read before?
This practice exists because of readers like you.
Sustain it →Tomorrow's passage, delivered at dawn.