The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to hu

The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement. – John Stuart Mill

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Custom is a tyrant. – Proverb

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The way of the world is to make laws, but follow custom. – Michel de Montaigne

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