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“Those only are happy (I thought) who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness.”

Quote by John Stuart Mill

Book:Autobiography

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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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Book:The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill

Source: The Classical Utilitarians: Bentham and Mill

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“I don't think anyone sets out to malign poor people but certainly that's what we do through organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.”

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Book:Principles of Political Economy, with Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy

Source: Principles of Political Economy, with Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy

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“Among a people without fellow-feeling, especially if they read and speak different languages, the united public opinion, necessary to the working of the representative government, cannot exist.”

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Book:Considerations on Representative Government

Source: Considerations on Representative Government

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Book:Autobiography

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Book:Autobiography John Stuart Mill: Top Biography

Source: Autobiography John Stuart Mill: Top Biography

“Could Hamlet have been written bya committee, or the Mona Lisa painted by a club? Could the NewTestament have been composed as a conference report?”

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