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Thought For the Day: 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
“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 … Continue reading
First Principles: A Person May Cause Evil To Others Not Only By His Actions But By His Inaction, and In Either Case, He Is Justly Accountable To Them For the Injury
“A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.” – John Stuart Mill, in On Liberty
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: On Liberty – John S. Mill
It seems appropriate that as the Fourth of July approaches in the United States that we examine On Liberty. This is one of the guiding lights of my nation and useful in understanding our noble experiment. All of our glories and … Continue reading
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Tagged Authority, Balance, Harvard Classics, John S Mill, Liberty, On Liberty, Struggle, Thought For the Day, Utilitarianism
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