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A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

John Stuart Mill
Life, Evil, Accountability
John Stuart Mill, G. W. Smith (1998). “John Stuart Mill's Social and Political Thought: Freedom”, p.110, Taylor & Francis

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

John Stuart Mill
Inspirational, Life, Motivational

In proportion to the development of his individuality, each person becomes more valuable to himself, and is therefore capable of being more valuable to others. . . .

John Stuart Mill
Life, Individuality, Development
John Stuart Mill (2015). “On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays”, p.62, OUP Oxford

A 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 Mill
Life, Party, Order
'On Liberty' (1859) ch. 2

The duty of man is the same in respect to his own nature as in respect to the nature of all other things, namely not to follow it but to amend it.

John Stuart Mill
Life, Success, Nature
John Stuart Mill (2008). “Three Essays on Religion”, p.54, Cosimo, Inc.

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