The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited; he must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

John Stuart Mill

On Liberty

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Individual freedom Limits on freedom Freedom Society and the individual

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John Stuart Mill

Source

On Liberty

Medium

Essay

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Philosophical literature Political literature

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English

Time

1859 1850s 19th century

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Philosopher Writer

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Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. On Liberty. London: J.W. Parker and Son, 1859, ch. 3.

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Mill, John Stuart. "On Liberty." On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays, edited by Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen. Oxford University Press, 2015, ch. 3.

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Owing to this struggle for life, any variation, however slight and from whatever cause proceeding, if it be in any degree profitable to an individual of any species, in its infinitely complex relations to other organic beings and to external nature, will tend to the preservation of that individual, and will generally be inherited by its offspring. The offspring, also, will thus have a better chance of surviving.

Charles Darwin

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On the Origin of Species
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Time
1859 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. London: John Murray, 1859, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species, edited by William Bynum. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.

Another quote about Freedom

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

Benjamin Franklin

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Civil liberties Freedom

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Benjamin Franklin
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Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor
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Essay
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Political literature
Language
English
Time
1755 1750s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
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Franklin, Benjamin. "Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor." 11 Nov. 1755. Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives, 1755-1756. Philadelphia, 1756, pp. 19-21.

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Franklin, Benjamin. "Pennsylvania Assembly: Reply to the Governor, 11 Nov. 1755." Founders Online, National Archives, founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-06-02-0107

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I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful, is preserved, by the term of Natural Selection.

Charles Darwin

On the Origin of the Species

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Natural selection Evolution

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Charles Darwin
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On the Origin of the Species
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Scientific literature
Language
English
Time
1859 1850s 19th century
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Original Citation

Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of the Species. London: John Murray, 1859, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Darwin, Charles. The Origin of the Species, edited by William Bynum. Penguin, 2009, ch. 3.