Liberty consists in doing what one desires.
JOHN STUART MILLLiberty consists in doing what one desires.
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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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A profound conviction raises a man above the feeling of ridicule.
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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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So Long as we do not harm others we should be free to think, speak, act, & live as we see fit, without molestation from individuals, law, or gov’t.
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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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Men do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men.
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The object of universities is not to make skillful lawyers, physicians or engineers. It is to make capable and cultivated human beings.
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Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.
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A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.
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Landlords grow rich in their sleep without working, risking or economising.
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The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.
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No great improvements in the lot of mankind are possible until a great change takes place in the fundamental constitution of their modes of thought.
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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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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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There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides.
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