| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 39512 |
| QUOTATION: | If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), British philosopher, economist. On Liberty, ch. 2 (1859). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Mill Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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