The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or... On Liberty - Page 8de John Stuart Mill - 1878 - 68 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| 1860 - 452 pages
...rule for the sake of any particular good consequence they may expect. It has been said with truth " Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other...compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." Each person is more interested in his own moral and physical well-being than any other can be ; consequently,... | |
| 1863 - 478 pages
...which these liberties are not on the whole respected is free, whatever may be its form of government ; and none is completely free in which they do not exist...compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." -p. 27. The position is a comprehensive one certainly, but it need not excite the alarm of the most... | |
| 1880 - 1118 pages
...way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs or impede their efforts to obtain it. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other...directly opposed to the general tendency of existing opinions and practice " There is in the world at large an increasing inclination to stretch unduly... | |
| Joseph Story - 1873 - 744 pages
...these liberties are not, on the whole, respected, is free, whatever may be its form of government ; and none is completely free in which they do not exist...compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." Mill on Liberty, Introduc. court of justice in this country would be warranted in assuming that the... | |
| Joseph Story - 1873 - 752 pages
...absolute and unqualified. The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in onr own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others...compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." Mill on Liberty, Introduc. court of justice in this country would be warranted in assuming that the... | |
| David Kay - 1873 - 242 pages
...(Rev. PAXTON HOOD.) " Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems good unto themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the rest."— (JS MILL.) * " The amount of crime does not necessarily show the criminality of the agent. History,... | |
| Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Sophia M'Ilvaine Bledsoe Herrick - 1867 - 538 pages
...each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, or mental and spiritual,' he adds : ' Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other...compelling each to live as seems good to the rest.' True in some cases, and false in others. 5 Whenever the members of society are, on the whole, great... | |
| 1884 - 506 pages
...good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their effort to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own...compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." The difficulty in dealing with the liberties of the individual or community lies in the standard which... | |
| United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - 1888 - 838 pages
...their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily, mental, or spiritual. Mankind are greater gainers by suffering...compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." John Stuart Mill " On Liberty," 28, 29. See Colder v. Bull, 3 Dall. 380 ; Fletcher v. Peck, G Cranch.... | |
| Joseph Story - 1891 - 786 pages
...whole, respected, is free, whatever may be its form of government ; and none is completely free iu which they do not exist absolute and unqualified....compelling each to live as seems good to the rest." Mill on Liberty, Introd. 1 Wilkinson v. Leland, 2 Pet. 657, 658. See also Bowman ». Middleton, 1 Bay,... | |
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