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.
JOHN STUART MILLBad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
More John Stuart Mill Quotes
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As often as a study is cultivated by narrow minds, they will draw from it narrow conclusions.
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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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He who does anything because it is the custom, makes no choice.
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There is the greatest difference between presuming an opinion to be true, because, with every opportunity for contesting it, it has not been refuted, and assuming its truth for the purpose of not permitting its refutation.
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It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day’s toil of any human being.
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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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One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.
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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 most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.
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We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of anyone, not to the oppression of his individuality, but in the exercise of ours.
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The moral influence of woman over man is almost always salutary.
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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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It is not because men’s desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
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All ideas need to be heard, because each idea contains one aspect of the truth. By examining that aspect, we add to our own idea of the truth. Even ideas that have no truth in them whatsoever are useful because by disproving them, we add support to our own ideas.
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The price paid for intellectual pacification is the sacrifice of the entire moral courage of the human mind.
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