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English Philosopher May 20, 1806 – May 8, 1873

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Christian morality (so called) has all the characters of a reaction; it is, in great part, a protest against Paganism. Its ideal is negative rather than positive; passive rather than action; innocence rather than Nobleness; Abstinence from Evil, rather than energetic Pursuit of Good: in its precepts (as has been well said) "thou shalt not" predominates unduly over "thou shalt. John Stuart Mill
No great improvements in the lot of mankind are possible until a great change takes place in the fundamental constitution of their modes of thought. John Stuart Mill
The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error. John Stuart Mill
A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes--will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished. John Stuart Mill
The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power. John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill quote: "Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule,..."
Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption. John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill quote: "There have been, and may be again, great individual thinkers,..."
There have been, and may be again, great individual thinkers, in a general atmosphere of mental slavery. 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. John Stuart Mill

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