government 7
- Free institutions are next to impossible in a country of different nationalities
- The chief merit of a form of government is to promote the virtue and intelligence of the people
John Stuart Mill
Philosopher (1806 to 1873), a utilitarian and liberal; worked for the East India Company for almost thirty-five years; elected Member of Parliament for Westminster in 1865.
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What John Stuart Mill says most about
happiness 6
- Happiness is the test of conduct and the end of life, but it can only be reached by not making it the direct aim
- Asking yourself whether you are happy stops you being so; the only chance is to aim at some end outside happiness
education 4
- No part of intellectual education is more valuable, or harder to replace, than logic
- Educate people to be capable and sensible, and they will make themselves capable professionals
democracy 3
- Without adequate representation of minorities there is only a false show of democracy
- A great danger of democracy is class legislation serving the dominant class