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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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 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...

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...

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...

The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these...

The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these...

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

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...

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons...

As for charity, it is a matter in which the immediate effect on the persons...

All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems...

All action is for the sake of some end; and rules of action, it seems...

The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they...

The only power deserving the name is that of masses, and of governments while they...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality

Imitation, if noble and general, insures the best hope of originality

Since there are only a few original people in the world, there is more uniformity...

Since there are only a few original people in the world, there is more uniformity...

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal...

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal...