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If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be j...more

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The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited, he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

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He who let's the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of life for him, has no need of any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitation

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The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

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No one but a fool, and only a fool of a peculiar description, feels offended by the acknowledgment that there are others whose opinion, and even whose...more

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To think that because those who wield power in society wield in the end that of government, therefore it is of no use to attempt to influence the cons...more

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All that has been said of the importance of individuality of character, and diversity in opinions andmodes of conduct, involves, as of the same unspea...more

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First, if any opinion is compelled to silence, that opinion may, for aught we can certainly know, be true. To deny this is to assume our own infallibi...more

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Society can and does execute its own mandates: and if it issues wrong mandates instead of right, or any mandates at all in things with it ought not to...more

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The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the w...more

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If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that ...more

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In this age, the mere example of non-conformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service. Precisely because the tyranny of op...more

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The greater part of the world has, properly speaking, no history, because the despotism of Custom is complete. This is the case over the whole East. C...more

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Whoever fails in the consideration generally due to the interests and feelings of others, not being compelled by some more imperative duty, or justifi...more

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If there are any persons who contest a received opinion,or who will do so if law or opinion will let them, let us thankthem for it, open our minds to ...more