The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Quote by John Stuart Mill

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The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of...

The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of...

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems...

All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems...

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...

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...

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.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is...

The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is...

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...

The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement.

The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement.

The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of...

The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of...

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...