John Stuart Mill — "The only freedom, therefore, which is of real value, is that of pursuing our own…"

"The power of education to make men what they are, is almost boundless."

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things."

"A person should be free to do as he likes in his own concerns; but he ought not to be free to do as he likes in acting for other people, under the pretext that the affairs of other people are his own …"

"The strongest of all arguments against the present constitution of society is, that it does not permit the free development of every individual."

"The only security against error is in the discussion of every subject, and the careful examination of all arguments, by which it can be supported or opposed."