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John Stuart Mill Quotes: The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which men repeat after one another till they pass into commonplaces, but which all experience refutes.
         

The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the pleasant falsehoods which men repeat after one another till they pass into commonplaces, but which all experience refutes.


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



The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.



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Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.



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I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.



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