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  • 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.

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    On Liberty ch. 1 (1859)

  • To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

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    People  
    John Stuart Mill (1866). “Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy”, p.487

  • A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes--will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished.

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    Men   Order  
    'On Liberty' (1859) ch. 5
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John Stuart Mill

  • Born: May 20, 1806
  • Died: May 8, 1873
  • Occupation: Philosopher
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