A person should be free to do as he likes in his own concerns; but he ought not to be free to do as he likes in acting for another, under the pretext that the affairs of the other are his own affairs.

JOHN STUART MILL

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A person should be free to do as he likes in his own concerns; but he ought not to be free to do as he likes in acting for another, under the pretext that the affairs of the other are his own affairs.

John Stuart Mill

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Affair

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 MILL

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 MILL

Conservatism
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

JOHN STUART MILL

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.
JOHN STUART MILL

Majority
In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.

JOHN STUART MILL

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.
JOHN STUART MILL

Affirmation Correct Debate
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.

JOHN STUART MILL

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.
JOHN STUART MILL

Aspiration
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.

JOHN STUART MILL

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.
JOHN STUART MILL

Aspect Examination
In the long-run, the best proof of a good character is good actions.

JOHN STUART MILL

In the long-run, the best proof of a good character is good actions.
JOHN STUART MILL
He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him has need of no other faculty than that of ape-like imitation.

JOHN STUART MILL

He who lets the world choose his plan of life for him has need of no other faculty than that of ape-like imitation.
JOHN STUART MILL

Imitation
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

JOHN STUART MILL

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
JOHN STUART MILL

General
When one’s ideas are not challenged, one’s ability to defend them weakens.

JOHN STUART MILL

When one’s ideas are not challenged, one’s ability to defend them weakens.
JOHN STUART MILL
As often as a study is cultivated by narrow minds, they will draw from it narrow conclusions.
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Conclusion Cultivation Draw Narrow
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.

JOHN STUART MILL

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.
JOHN STUART MILL

Offend Premium
A person should be free to do as he likes in his own concerns; but he ought not to be free to do as he likes in acting for another, under the pretext that the affairs of the other are his own affairs.

JOHN STUART MILL

A person should be free to do as he likes in his own concerns; but he ought not to be free to do as he likes in acting for another, under the pretext that the affairs of the other are his own affairs.
JOHN STUART MILL

Affair
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.

JOHN STUART MILL

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.
JOHN STUART MILL

Name Pursue
It is not because men’s desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

JOHN STUART MILL

It is not because men’s desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
JOHN STUART MILL
Stupidity is much the same all the world over.

JOHN STUART MILL

Stupidity is much the same all the world over.
JOHN STUART MILL
The pupil who is never required to do what he cannot do, never does what he can do.

JOHN STUART MILL

The pupil who is never required to do what he cannot do, never does what he can do.
JOHN STUART MILL

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