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The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable

The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign. – John Stuart Mill

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Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society. – Bianca Jagger

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A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill. – Robert A. Heinlein

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