Saggio sulla libertà
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Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net On Liberty. By John Stuart Mill. With an Introduction by W. L. Courtney, LL.D. The Walter Scott Publishing Co., Ltd. London and Felling-on-Tyne New York and Melbourne _To the beloved and deplored memory of her who was the inspirer, and in part the author, of all that is best in my writings--the friend and wife whose exalted sense of truth and right was my strongest incitement, and whose approbation was my chief reward--I dedicate this volume. Like all that I have written for many years, it belongs as much to her as to me; but the work as it stands has had, in a very insufficient degree, the inestimable advantage of her revision; some of the most important portions having been reserved for a more careful re-examination, which they are now never destined to receive. Were I but capable of interpreting to the world one-half the great thoughts and noble feelings which are buried in her grave, I should be the medium of a greater benefit to it than is ever likely to arise from anything that I can write, unprompted and unassisted by her all but unrivalled wisdom._ INTRODUCTION. I. John Stuart Mill was born on 20th May 1806. He was a delicate child, and the extraordinary education designed by his father was not calculated to develop and improve his physical powers. "I never was a boy," he says; "never played cricket." His exercise was taken in the form of walks with I. John Stuart Mill was born on 20th May 1806. He was a delicate child, and the extraordinary education designed by his father was not calculated to develop and improve his physical powers. "I never was a boy," he says; "never played cricket." His exercise was taken in the form of walks with his father, during which the elder Mill lectured his son and examined him on his work. It is idle to speculate on the possible results of a different treatment. Mill remained delicate throughout his life, but was endowed with that intense m
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“L'unico scopo per cui si può legittimamente esercitare un potere su qualunque membro di una comunità civilizzata, contro la sua volontà, è quello di impedire danno agli altri.”
“Una persona può causare male agli altri non solo con le sue azioni, ma con la sua inazione.”
“Il valore di uno Stato, a lungo andare, è il valore degli individui che lo compongono.”
“Il genio può respirare liberamente solo in un'atmosfera di libertà.”
“Chi lascia che il mondo, o la sua parte di esso, scelga per lui il suo piano di vita, non ha bisogno di altra facoltà che quella scimmiesca dell'imitazione.”
“Il dispotismo della consuetudine è ovunque l'ostacolo permanente al progresso umano.”
“L'iniziazione di tutte le cose sagge o nobili viene e deve venire dagli individui; generalmente all'inizio da un singolo individuo.”
“La quantità di eccentricità in una società è stata generalmente proporzionale alla quantità di genio, vigore mentale e coraggio morale che essa conteneva.”