John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and ci...
The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it. John Stuart Mill
The worth of the state, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it.
It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak. John Stuart Mill
It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
No one can be a great thinker who does not recognize that as a thinker it is his first duty to follow his intellect to whatever conclusions it may lead. John Stuart Mill
No one can be a great thinker who does not recognize that as a thinker it is his first duty to follow his intellect to whatever conclusions it may lead.
The disease which inflicts bureaucracy and what they usually die from is routine. John Stuart Mill
The disease which inflicts bureaucracy and what they usually die from is routine.
Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing. John Stuart Mill
Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs. John Stuart Mill
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.
If any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to assume our own infallibility. John Stuart Mill
If any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to assume our own infallibility.
One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests. John Stuart Mill
One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.
So true is that unnatural generally means only uncustomary, and that everything which is usual appears natural. John Stuart Mill
So true is that unnatural generally means only uncustomary, and that everything which is usual appears natural.
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them. John Stuart Mill
I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.
Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience. John Stuart Mill
Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.
To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors. John Stuart Mill
To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.
