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J. S. Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings

Book by John Stuart Mill · 4 quotes · Customs, Opinion, Should

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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 opinion is such as to make eccentricity a reproach, it is desirable, in order to break through that tyranny, that people should be eccentric.”