But the true virtue of human beings is fitness to live toge… - John Stuart Mill

" "
But the true virtue of human beings is fitness to live together as equals; claiming nothing for themselves but what they freely concede to every one else; regarding command of any kind as an exceptional necessity, and in all cases a temporary one; and preferring, whenever possible, the society of those with whom leading and following can be alternate and reciprocal.

John Stuart Mill

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

English

Collect this quote

About John Stuart Mill

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Alternative Names: J. S. Mill

All quotes from John Stuart Mill Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like John Stuart Mill:

Bertrand Russell William Godwin Immanuel Kant John Locke Edmund Burke

Additional quotes by John Stuart Mill

Whatever we may think or affect to think of the present age, we cannot get out of it; we must suffer with its sufferings, and enjoy with its enjoyments; we must share in its lot, and, to be either useful or at ease, we must even partake its character.

Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.

lest the habit of work should be broken, and a taste for idleness acquired

But the true virtue of human beings is fitness to live together as equals; claiming nothing for themselves but what they freely concede to every one … - John Stuart Mill

About John Stuart Mill

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by John Stuart Mill

Limited Time Offer