John Stuart Mill quote: It is true that a great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when ...

It is true that a great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to adhere to them. But it is a great mistake to suppose that he will do this better for being ignorant of ...

~ John Stuart Mill ~

Photo by Bri Schneiter

Photo by Pixabay

Photo by Ákos Szabó

Photo by Ian Turnell

Photo by Pixabay

Photo by Lisa from Pexels

Photo by Pixabay

It is true that a great statesman is he who knows when to depart from traditions, as well as when to...

Picture of John Stuart Mill — John Stuart MillConsiderations on Representative Government

More John Stuart Mill quotes

"
The despotism of custom is everywhere standing up to human advancement.

"
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and...

"
He who does anything because it is the custom makes no choice.

"
Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives... I never meant to say that the Conservatives are generally stupid...

"
It is an adherent condition of human affairs that no intention, however sincere, of protecting the interests of others can make it safe or salutary to...

"
A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.

"
It still remains unrecognised, that to bring a child into existence without a fair prospect of being able, not only to provide food for its body, but ...