If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more…

John Stuart Mill
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If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. ✨ On Liberty ch. 2 (1859)
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If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. ✨ On Liberty ch. 2 (1859)

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