The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.
JOHN STUART MILLA man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
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Over one’s mind and over one’s body the individual is sovereign.
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Liberty consists in doing what one desires.
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Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.
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The love of power and the love of liberty are in eternal antagonism.
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Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
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However unwillingly a person who has a strong opinion may admit the possibility that his opinion may be false, he ought to be moved by the consideration that, however true it may be, if it is not fully, frequently, and fearlessly discussed, it will be held as a dead dogma, not a living truth.
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Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.
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The pupil who is never required to do what he cannot do, never does what he can do.
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If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.
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The study of science teaches young men to think, while study of the classics teaches them to express thought.
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The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.
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All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.
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Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.
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The idea that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of those pleasant falsehoods, which most experience refutes. History is teeming with instances of truth put down by persecution. If not put down forever, it may be set back for centuries.
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To understand one woman is not necessarily to understand any other woman.
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