individual to express his or her own moral values through free
speech, choice of occupation and way of life. Iohn Stuart Mill's Essay
on Liberty (1859) makes a memorable case against interference by
the state or society in the private lives of individuals and for freedom
of expression. Freedom of expression may be thought of as the classic liberal value and is encapsulated in the quotation often attributed to Voltaire: ’I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.’