Of two pleasures, if there be one which all or almost all who have experience of both give a decided preference, irrespective of any feeling of moral obligation to prefer it, that is the more desirable pleasure.

Quote by John Stuart Mill

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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...

There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience...

There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience...

Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the...

Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the...

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it...

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it...

All political revolutions, not affected by foreign conquest, originate in moral revolutions. The subversion of...

All political revolutions, not affected by foreign conquest, originate in moral revolutions. The subversion of...

The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which...

The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which...

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it...

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it...

Language is the light of the mind

Language is the light of the mind

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 peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing...

The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing...

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his...

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his...

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.

We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of...

We have a right, also, in various ways, to act upon our unfavorable opinion of...

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...

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded...

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded...

It is as certain that many opinions, now general, will be rejected by future ages,...

It is as certain that many opinions, now general, will be rejected by future ages,...

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...

All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a...

All desirable things... are desirable either for the pleasure inherent in themselves, or as a...

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...

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...