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John Stuart Mill
1806-1873
Born on May 20, 1806, John Stuart Mill was raised in London by his father, James. Deliberately shielding his son from other boys his age, James dedicated himself to John’s education. He believed that this rigid system of intellectual discipline would give young John a sizable upper hand over others his age. The father proved to be a prophet, as, according to John’s own account, he grew up with an advantage of a quarter century over his contemporaries. Around the age of 15, John began to delve into the works of Jeremy Bentham. He described Bentham’s prinicple of utility as “unity to my conception of things. I now had opinions; a creed, a doctrine, a philosophy; in one among the best senses of the word, a religion.” Soon afterwards, Mill formed a small Utilitarian Society and was among the few men who adopted his father’s philisophical and political views. Having secured a position under his father in the India Office, Mill did not have to rely on his literary work for his livelihood. He was free to form his own beliefs without worrying about the monetary consequences.
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“The Principles of Political Economy” online. More to come…
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Men do not desire to be rich, but to be richer than other men.
- John Stuart Mill, English philosopher and economist (1806-1873)
Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, no matter what name it is called.
- John Stuart Mill
They who know how to employ opportunities will often find that
they can create them; and what we can achieve depends less on the amount of time
we possess than on the use we make of our time.
- John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
No one can be a great thinker who does not recognize that as a thinker
it is his first duty to follow his intellect to whatever conclusions it may lead.
- John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
