The Basic Writings of John Stuart Mill: On Liberty, The Subjection of Women and Utilitarianism & Socialism - Paperbackby John Stuart Mill (Author) The writings of John Stuart Mill have become the cornerstone of political liberalism. Collected in this volume are John Stuart Mill's Four seminal and most widely read works: On Liberty, The Subjection of Women, Utilitarianism and Socialism. Mill's conception of liberty (from his most famous book, On Liberty) justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. The Subjection of Women is a