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The egalitarian doctrine is manifestly contrary to all the facts established by biology and by history. Only fanatical partisans of this theory can contend that what distinguishes the genius from the dullard is entirely the effect of postnatal influences.

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John Stuart Mill

There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.

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However unwillingly a person who has a strong opinion may admit the possibility that his opinion may be false, he ought to be moved by the consideration that, however true it may be, if it is not fully, frequently, and fearlessly discussed, it will be held as a dead dogma, not a living truth.

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The spirit of improvement is not always a spirit of liberty, for it may aim at forcing improvements on an unwilling people.

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The principles which men profess on any controverted subject are usually a very incomplete exponent of the opinions they really hold.

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There is an imaginary circle drawn around every human being, over which no government should be able to step.

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All errors which a man is likely to commit against advice are far outweighed by the evil of allowing others to constrain him for his good.

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