Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
JOHN STUART MILLLiberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.
More John Stuart Mill Quotes
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The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of history with which we are earliest familiar; particularly in that of Greece, Rome, and England
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To understand one woman is not necessarily to understand any other woman.
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A great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them.
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The perpetual obstacle to human advancement is custom.
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Over one’s mind and over one’s body the individual is sovereign.
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Since the state must necessarily provide subsistence for the criminal poor while undergoing punishment, not to do the same for the poor who have not offended is to give a premium on crime.
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Men do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men.
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The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.
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How can great minds be produced in a country where the test of great minds is agreeing in the opinion of small minds?
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The fatal tendency of mankind to leave off thinking about a thing when it is no longer doubtful is the cause of half their errors.
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The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.
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I did not mean that Conservatives are generally stupid; I meant, that stupid persons are generally Conservative. I believe that to be so obvious and undeniable a fact that I hardly think any hon. Gentleman will question it.
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Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.
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No slave is a slave to the same lengths, and in so full a sense of the word, as a wife is.
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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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