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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is no enemy in the field. John Stuart Mill
Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is no enemy in the field.
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.
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.
How can great minds be produced in a country where the test of great minds is agreeing in the opinion of small minds? John Stuart Mill
How can great minds be produced in a country where the test of great minds is agreeing in the opinion of small minds?
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind. John Stuart Mill
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.