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“If it were felt that the free development of individuality is one of the leading essentials of well-being; that it is not only a coordinate element with all that is designated by the terms civilisation, instruction, education, culture, but is itself a necessary part and condition of all those things; there would be no danger that liberty should be undervalued.”

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

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

'On Liberty' is a foundational text in the field of political philosophy, advocating for individual freedom and the importance of the rule of law. The collection also features additional works by Mill, delving into themes such as democracy, education, and the role of government in society. more

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John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill was an influential British philosopher, economist, and logician. He is one of the most important figures in 19th-century philosophy and his ideas had a profound impact on political, social, and philosophical thought of the time. more

“What a country wants to make it richer is never consumption, but production. Where there is the latter, we may be sure that there is no want of the former. To produce, implies that the producer de_sires to consume; why else should he give himself useless labor? He may not wish to consume what he himself produces, but his motive for producing and selling is the desire to buy. Therefore, if the producers generally produce and sell more and more, they certainly also buy more and more.”