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liberty

john stuart mill - 1859 - 230 pages
...noxious, or more noxious, when exerted in accordance with public opinion, than when in opposition to it. If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and...the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. Were an opinion a personal possession of no value except to the owner ; if to be obstructed in the...
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On Liberty

John Stuart Mill - Political Science - 1859 - 216 pages
...or more noxious, when exerted in accordance with public opinion, than when in opposition to it. (Jf all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person weraof the contrary opinion, mankind would be no " more justified in silencing that one person, than...
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Bentley's Quarterly Review, Volume 2

1860 - 632 pages
...are met, short of being absolutely gagged and stifled. ' If all mankind minus one, ' says Mr. Mill, ' were of one opinion, and only one person were of the...more justified in silencing that one person, than ho, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing all mankind.' True enough. Let the one man...
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Bentley's quarterly review. [with variant title-leaf to vol. 1]., Volume 2

1860 - 634 pages
...are met, short of being absolutely gagged and stifled. ' If all mankind minus one,' says Mr. Mill, ' were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankmd would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would...
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The Constitutional History of England: Since the Accession of ..., Volume 2

Thomas Erskine May - Constitutional history - 1863 - 608 pages
...Tocquevitte, Democr. en Amer., i. 307. 2 In politics fhis is true nearly to the extent of Mr. Mill's axiom : " If all mankind, minus one, were of one opinion, and...the power, would be justified in silencing mankind." — On Liberty, 33. 1830,1 it became the type of most other unions throughout the country. Its original...
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On Liberty

John Stuart Mill - Liberty - 1863 - 236 pages
...noxious, or more noxious, when exerted in accordance with public opinion, than when in opposition to it. If all mankind minus one, were ; of one opinion, and...the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. Were an opinion a ; personal possession of no value except to the owner; if to be obstructed in the...
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On Liberty

John Stuart Mill - Political Science - 1863 - 232 pages
..." ("i. i* ._ .. ju'*.i'i — in ..•.... .-. .. *. ~j * sitipn to it. » If all mankind minusone, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the...the power, would be justified in silencing. mankind. Were an opinion a. personal possession of no value except to the owner; if to be obstructed in the...
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A Book of Thoughts. [Selections from English, French and German authors.] By ...

Book, H. A. - 1865 - 184 pages
...but to weigh and consider. BACON. •v OPINIONS OF INDIVIDUALS. If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing...he had the power, would be justified in silencing the world. JS MILL. IN WHAT A MAN'S GREATNESS CONSISTS. A man's greatness lies not in wealth and station,...
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A Book of Golden Thoughts

Henry Attwell - Quotations - 1870 - 314 pages
...: but to weigh and consider. BtlCOK. OPINIONS OF INDIVIDUALS. If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in. silencing...he had the power, would be justified in silencing the world. ys Mai. i IN WHAT A MAN'S GREATNESS CONSISTS. A man's greatness lies not in wealth and station,...
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A Book of Golden Thoughts

Henry Attwell - Quotations - 1870 - 314 pages
...discourse : but to weigh and consider. Bacon. OPINIONS OF INDIVIDUALS. If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing...he had the power, would be justified in silencing the world. 7. s. Mia. IN WHAT A MAN'S GREATNESS CONSISTS. A man's greatness lies not in wealth and...
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