philosopher
Filósofo e economista político britânico (1806–1873)
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“The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant.”
“We need not suppose that when power resides in an exclusive class, that class will knowingly and deliberately sacrifice the other classes to themselves: it suffices that, in the absence of its natural defenders, the interest of the excluded is always in danger of being overlooked: and, when looked at, is seen with very different eyes from those of the persons whom it directly concerns.”
“What, in unenlightened societies, colour, race, religion, or in the case of a conquered country, nationality, are to some men, sex is to all women; a peremptory exclusion from almost all honourable occupations, but either such as cannot be fulfilled by others, or such as those others do not think worthy of their acceptance.”
“Nothing contributes more to nourish elevation of sentiments in a people, than the large and free character of their habitations.”
“I well knew that to propose something which would be called extreme, was the true way not to impede but to facilitate a more moderate experiment.”
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John Stuart Mill foi um filósofo, economista político e político inglês. Ele foi um filósofo paradigmático do liberalismo e foi descrito como "o mais influente filósofo de língua inglesa do século XIX" pela Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Ele concebeu a liberdade como justificando a liberdade do indivíduo em oposição ao controle estatal e social ilimitado, e formulou o princípio do dano. Ele também defendeu a representação proporcional, a emancipação das mulheres e o desenvolvimento de organizações trabalhistas e cooperativas agrícolas, e foi classificado tanto como Liberal Clássico quanto como Liberal Social.
