Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men.

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...

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 all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and...

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and...

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...

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 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...

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.

The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing...

The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil...

It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil...

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...