Within the context of social liberty , in On Liberty , John Stuart Mill sought to define the '' ... nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual , '' and as such , he describes an inherent and continuous antagonism between liberty and authority and thus , the prevailing question becomes `` how to make the fitting adjustment between individual independence and social control '' .
Mill also sought to define the `` nature and limits of the power which can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual '' and as such , he describes an inherent and continuous antagonism between liberty and authority and thus , the prevailing question becomes `` how to make the fitting adjustment between individual independence and social control '' .