As often as a study is cultivated by narrow minds, they will draw from it narrow conclusions.
JOHN STUART MILL
Landlords grow rich in their sleep without working, risking or economizing. The increase in the value of land, arising as it does from the efforts of an entire community, should belong to the community and not to the individual who might hold title.
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Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.
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Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so.
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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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Landlords grow rich in their sleep without working, risking or economizing. The increase in the value of land, arising as it does from the efforts of an entire community, should belong to the community and not to the individual who might hold title.
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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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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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To bring a child into existence without a fair prospect of being able, not only to provide food for its body, but instruction and training for its mind is a moral crime, both against the unfortunate offspring and against society.
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A democratic constitution, not supported by democratic institutions in detail, but confined to the central government, not only is not political freedom, but often creates a spirit precisely the reverse, carrying down to the lowest grade in society the desire and ambition of political domination.
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Liberty consists in doing what one desires.
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Men do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men.
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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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Whatever crushes individuality is despotism.
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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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Language is the light of the mind.
JOHN STUART MILL