The doctrine called Philosophical Necessity is simply this: that, given the motives which are present to an individual's mind, and given likewise the character and disposition of the individual, the manner in which he will act might be unerringly inferred: that if we knew the person thoroughly, and knew all the inducements which are acting upon him, we could foretell his conduct with as much certainty as we can predict any physical event.
John Stuart MillThe liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.
John Stuart MillIt is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, are of a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the question.
John Stuart MillThe principles which men profess on any controverted subject are usually a very incomplete exponent of the opinions they really hold.
John Stuart MillSo natural to mankind is intolerance ... that religious freedom has hardly anywhere been practically realized.
John Stuart Mill