The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community against his will is to prevent harm to others.

Quote by John Stuart Mill

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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...

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.

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,...

Popular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never...

Popular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never...

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according...

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according...

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...

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...

No slave is a slave to the same lengths, and in so full a sense...

No slave is a slave to the same lengths, and in so full a sense...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light...

Learned institutions ought to be favorite objects with every free people. They throw that light...

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

Do you want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself.

Do you want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself.

Prevention is better than cure.

Prevention is better than cure.