“ I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them. John Stuart Mill
“ The tendency has always been strong to believe that whatever received a name must be an entity or being, having an independent existence of its own. And if no real entity answering to the name could b… John Stuart Mill
“ It is not good for man to be kept perforce at all times in the presence of his species. A world from which solitude is extirpated is a very poor ideal. Solitude, in the sense of being often alone, is… John Stuart Mill
“ All social inequalities which have ceased to be considered expedient, assume the character not of simple inexpediency, but of injustice, and appear so tyrannical, that people are apt to wonder how the… John Stuart Mill
“ War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. John Stuart Mill
“ Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives... I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid. I meant to say that stupid people are generally… John Stuart Mill
“ Unquestionably, it is possible to do without happiness it is done involuntarily by nineteen-twentieths of mankind. John Stuart Mill
“ So much barbarism, however, still remains in the transactions of most civilized nations, that almost all independent countries choose to assert their nationality by having, to their inconvenience and… John Stuart Mill
“ The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. John Stuart Mill
“ There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home. John Stuart Mill
“ What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs. John Stuart Mill
“ If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. John Stuart Mill
“ The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself. John Stuart Mill
“ Command and obedience are but unfortunate necessities of human life: society in equality is its normal state. John Stuart Mill
“ The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind. John Stuart Mill
“ 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. John Stuart Mill
“ Popular opinions, on subjects not palpable to sense, are often true, but seldom or never the whole truth. John Stuart Mill
