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.

Quote by John Stuart Mill

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In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently...

In this age, the man who dares to think for himself and to act independently...

I am not aware that any community has a right to force another to be...

I am not aware that any community has a right to force another to be...

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons...

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons...

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself...

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself...

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience...

Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience...

Men might as well be imprisoned, as excluded from the means of earning their bread.

Men might as well be imprisoned, as excluded from the means of earning their bread.

The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals...

The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals...

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of...

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of...

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time.

That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time.

A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is...

A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is...

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in...

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in...

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both...

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both...

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in...

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in...

Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is...

Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is...

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself...

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself...

He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.

He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.

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

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

The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to...

The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to...