John Stuart Mill

Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized against the productive but unorganized.

Politics is the conspiracy of the unproductive but organized against the productive but unorganized.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic read more

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy read more

A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.