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But society has now fairly got the better of individuality; and the danger which threatens human nature is not the excess, but the deficiency, of personal Impulses and preferences.   Mill, John Stuart

Source: JOHN STUART MILL, On Liberty, ed. David Spitz, chapter 3, pp. 5758 . Originally published in 1859. · Excerpt from The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy · This quote is tagged Individuality · 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. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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