According to John Stuart Mill, interfering with other people's lives is only legitimate
A) if it prevents harm to others.
B) if they intend to harm themselves.
C) if one possesses relevant knowledge about the welfare of those people that is unavailable to them.
D) None of the answers is correct because Mill thought there were no legitimate reasons to interfere with other people's lives.

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John Stuart Mill, in his principle of harm, argued that the only reason for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. This is a central idea in his work "On Liberty."

According to John Stuart Mill, Interfering with Other People's Lives