The philosophy of reasoning, to be complete, ought to comprise the theory of bad as well as of … - John Stuart Mill

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It's kind of like. . . with our own checking accounts, just because it's in there doesn't mean you should spend it or can spend it. You know that you have the rent coming.

John Stuart Mill

The philosophy of reasoning, to be complete, ought to comprise the theory of bad as well as of good reasoning.

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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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