The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.
JOHN STUART MILLThe worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.
More John Stuart Mill Quotes
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The perpetual obstacle to human advancement is custom.
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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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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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Liberty consists in doing what one desires.
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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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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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Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model, and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it, but a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides, according to the tendency of the inward forces which make it a living thing.
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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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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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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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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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In the long-run, the best proof of a good character is good actions.
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I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.
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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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All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.
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