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The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.   Mill, John Stuart

Source: JOHN STUART MILL, On Liberty, ed. David Spitz, chapter 1, p. 14 . Originally published in 1859. · This quote is about freedom · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.


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John Stuart Mill (May 20, 1806 May 8, 1873), an English philosopher and political economist, was an influential classical liberal thinker of the 19th century. He was an advocate of utilitarianism, the ethical theory first proposed by his godfather Jeremy Bentham.

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