The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.

Quote by John Stuart Mill

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I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting...

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting...

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...

Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of...

Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness; it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends.

Pleasure and freedom from pain, are the only things desirable as ends.

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...

One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only...

One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only...

Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend...

Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend...

Foresight of phenomenon and power over them depend on knowledge of their sequences, and not...

Foresight of phenomenon and power over them depend on knowledge of their sequences, and not...

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...

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...

There is a limit to the legitimate interference of collective opinion with individual independence: and...

There is a limit to the legitimate interference of collective opinion with individual independence: and...

Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is...

Contrary to popular opinion, the hustle is not a new dance step - it is...

We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are,...

We must always think about things, and we must think about things as they are,...

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own

A Flatterer is a man that tells you your opinion and not his own