When setting up a just society, which value should be of utmost importance: liberty, fairness, happiness, or security? Upon examining Thomas Hobbes, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls, we notice that all three were philosophers of Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism focuses that the happiness and general well-being of the majority should take priority over an individual; however, Utilitarianism also attempts to define the capacity of freedom of an individual’s liberty under sovereign authority. From the conclusion that Utilitarianism focuses on degrees of an individual’s liberty to help secure happiness and well-being for the majority, an individual’s liberty should be the primary concern when creating a just society. Individual liberty is extremely
