The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Quote by John Stuart Mill

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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...

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.

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...

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...

Language is the light of the mind

Language is the light of the mind

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

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

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...

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...

As long as justice and injustice have not terminated their ever renewing fight for ascendancy...

As long as justice and injustice have not terminated their ever renewing fight for ascendancy...

Liberty consists in doing what one desires

Liberty consists in doing what one desires

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.

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...

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...

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a...

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a...

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...

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.

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...

Love the people God gave you, because he will need them back one day.

Love the people God gave you, because he will need them back one day.

If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might also seem to be...

If God were not a necessary Being of Himself, He might also seem to be...

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and...

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and...

Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness.

Individuality is only possible if it unfolds from wholeness.

Why does insanity always twist the great answers? Because only tormented persons want truth. Man...

Why does insanity always twist the great answers? Because only tormented persons want truth. Man...