“The spirit of improvement is not always a spirit of liberty, for it may aim at forcing improvements on an unwilling people.”
Book:On Liberty
Quote by John Stuart Mill
Work
On Liberty
John Stuart Mill's seminal work delves into the principles of liberty, examining the boundaries between individual rights and societal control, and advocating for the protection of personal autonomy in a democratic society. more
Author
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
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