Even where freedom of speech and conscience are not curtailed by law,
there is another kind of censorship that is just as destructive to progress.
byJohn Stuart Mill1806-1873
Liberty and Prosperity
The Boldness of Junius Mauricus
Pliny admired Julius Mauricus because he spoke his
mind, and Emperor Nerva because he let him.
byPliny the Younger?62-?114
Extracts from Literature
Inquire Within
Philosopher and social activist John Stuart Mill discusses the most liberating kind of education.
byJohn Stuart Mill1806-1873
Extracts from Literature
Judicial Iniquity
John Stuart Mill reminds us that governments and the courts must never be
allowed to criminalise matters of belief or opinion.
byJohn Stuart Mill1806-1873
John Stuart Mill
Losing Steam
Those in Power may imagine that a docile and compliant public
makes Government run more smoothly, but a society of that kind just won’t move forward.
byJohn Stuart Mill1806-1873
Character and Conduct
No Offence
The people who oil the wheels of society are not the people
who never give offence, they are the people who never take any.