It is not because men’s desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
JOHN STUART MILLThe individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself.
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All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.
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A 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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To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.
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Since the general or prevailing opinion on any subject is rarely or never the whole truth, it is only by the collision of adverse opinion that the remainder of the truth has any chance of being supplied.
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All attempts by the State to bias the conclusions of its citizens on disputed subjects, are evil.
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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 most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.
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There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides.
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Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
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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 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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He who does anything because it is the custom, makes no choice.
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Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.
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All that makes existence valuable to any one depends on the enforcement of restraints upon the actions of other people.
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To mistake money for wealth, is the same sort of error as to mistake the highway which may be the easiest way of getting to your house or lands, for the house and lands themselves.
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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 human faculties of perception, judgment, discriminative feeling, mental activity, and even moral preference, are exercised only in making a choice. He who does anything because it is the custom, makes no choice.
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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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There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.
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Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
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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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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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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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Solitude in the presence of natural beauty and grandeur is the cradle of thought and aspirations which are not only good for the individual, but which society can ill do without.
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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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Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.
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