WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

John Stuart Mill

Philosopher, economist & reformer

Born: 20 May 1806
Died: 7 May 1873
Lived in: London, France & Avignon

John Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, economist, political thinker, and Member of Parliament. In works including On Liberty and The Subjection of Women, he defended individuality, open discussion, representative government, and equal rights.

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His education began with extraordinary intensity: under his father’s direction, Mill started learning ancient Greek at three years old and Latin at eight.

Words by John Stuart Mill

“Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.”

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“He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.”

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“Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.”

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