The will of the people, moreover, practically means the will of the most numerous or the most active part of the people; the majority, or those who succeed in making themselves accepted as the majority; type people, consequently, may desire to oppress a part of their number; and precautions are as much needed against this as against any other abuse of power.
John Stuart MillIt is only in the backward countries of the world that increased production is still an important object.
John Stuart MillAmong the works of man, which human life is rightly employed in perfecting, the first in importance surely is man himself.
John Stuart MillA man of clear ideas errs grievously if he imagines that whatever is seen confusedly does not exist; it belongs to him, when he meets with such a thing, to dispel the midst, and fix the outlines of the vague form which is looming through it.
John Stuart MillA party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.
John Stuart MillAlmost all rich veins of original and striking speculation have been opened by systematic half-thinkers.
John Stuart MillThe United States is no more a Christian nation because most of its citizens are Christians than it is a 'white' nation because most of its citizens are white. We are Americans because we practice democracy and believe in republican government, not because we practice revealed religion and believe in Bible-based government.
John Stuart Mill