The great writers to whom the world owes what religious libe... - John Stuart Mill

"The great writers to whom the world owes what religious liberty it possesses have mostly asserted freedom of conscience as an indefeasible right."

John Stuart Mill Literature

Philosopher, Economist British 1806–1873

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"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied."

"The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good in our own way."

"Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness."

"The person who can be only an easy optimist is a coward."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."