More - John Mill Quotes

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.

John Mill

 Community

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.

John Mill

 Politicians And Politics

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.

John Mill

 

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption

John Mill

 Adoption

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be in silencing mankind

John Mill

 Contrary

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

John Mill

 

Unearned increment.

John Mill

 

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

John Mill

 Conservative

Though the practice of chivalry fell even more sadly short of its theoretic standard than practice generally falls below theory, it remains one of the most precious monuments of the moral history of our race, as a remarkable instance of a concerted and organized attempt by a most disorganized and distracted society, to raise up and carry into practice a moral ideal greatly in advance of its social condition and institutions; so much so as to have been completely frustrated in the main object, yet never entirely inefficacious, and which has left a most sensible, and for the most part a highly valuable impress on the ideas and feelings of all subsequent times.

John Mill

 Courage

Though the practice of chivalry fell even more sadly short of its theoretic standard than practice generally falls below theory, it remains one of the most precious monuments of the moral history of our race, as a remarkable instance of a concerted and organized attempt by a most disorganized and distracted society, to raise up and carry into practice a moral ideal greatly in advance of its social condition and institutions; so much so as to have been completely frustrated in the main object, yet never entirely inefficacious, and which has left a most sensible, and for the most part a highly valuable impress on the ideas and feelings of all subsequent times.

John Mill

 Courage