On the average, a person who cares for other people, for hi… - John Stuart Mill

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On the average, a person who cares for other people, for his country, or for mankind, is a happier man than one who does not; but of what use is it to preach this doctrine to a man who cares for nothing but his own ease, or his own pocket? He cannot care for other people if he would. It is like preaching to the worm who crawls on the ground, how much better it would be for him if he were an eagle.

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John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873), also known as J. S. Mill, was an English political philosopher and economist who was an advocate of utilitarianism.

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إن تسلط العادة هو العائق الذي يقف في كل مكان بوجه التطور الإنساني ،لأنها عداوة لا تنتهي لذلك التوجه نحو استهداف شيء أفضل من التقليدي يسمى وفقا للظروف ، روح الحرية أو روح التقدم أو التطور.

The à priori presumption is in favour of freedom and impartiality.

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