"The despotism of custom is…" — John Stuart Mill

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Le despotisme de la coutume est partout l'obstacle permanent au progrès humain.

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“The most important thing women have to do is to stir up the zeal of women themselves.”

John Stuart Mill

“The worth of the State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it”

“Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called.”

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