John Stuart Mill Quote

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"El despotismo de la costumbre es en todas partes el obstáculo permanente para el avance humano."

Translations

“Protection against the tyranny of the magistrate is not enough”

John Stuart Mill

“He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that.”

“Genius can only breathe freely in an atmosphere of freedom.”

“The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement.”

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