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“The reasons for legal intervention in favour of children apply not less strongly to the case of those unfortunate slaves and victims of the most brutal part of mankind - the lower animals.”

Quote by John Stuart Mill

Book:Principles of Political Economy (Abridged): With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy

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Principles of Political Economy (Abridged): With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy

This book is a concise edition of a classic work in the field of political economy, examining the interplay between economic principles and their implications for social thought. 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

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