John Stuart Mill Quotes & Sayings

“The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”

“One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.”

“Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.”

“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.”

“All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.”

“The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant.”

“I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.”