War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

Quote by John Stuart Mill

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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...

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, mankind would be no more justified...

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified...

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...

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 struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of...

The struggle between Liberty and Authority is the most conspicuous feature in the portions of...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a...

We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavouring to stifle is a...

Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount...

Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount...

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in...

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in...

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...

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...

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

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

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...