The peculiarity of the evidence of mathematical truths is that all the argument is on one side. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“The employment of the word Logic to denote the theory of Argumentation, is derived from the Aristotelian, or, as they are commonly… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“define logic as the science which treats of the operations of the human understanding in the pursuit of truth.” — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The maxim is, that whatever can be affirmed (or denied) of a class, may be affirmed (or denied) of everything included in… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“The sole object of Logic is the guidance of one's own thoughts: the communication of those thoughts to others falls under the… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Since reasoning , or inference, the principal subject of logic, is an operation which usually takes place by means of words ,… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
It must be granted that in every syllogism, considered as an argument to prove the conclusion, there is a petitio principii. When… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“Even in ordinary conversation, the ideas connected with the word Logic include at least precision of language, and accuracy of classification: and… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“Logic is not the science of Belief, but the science of Proof, or Evidence. In so far as belief professes to be… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The average condition of the people improving or deteriorating, depends upon whether population is advancing faster than improvement, or improvement than population. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“No longer enslaved or made dependent by force of law, the great majority are so by force of poverty; they are still chained to… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
All acts suppose certain dispositions, and habits of mind and heart, which may be in themselves states of enjoyment or of wretchedness, and which… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Unfortunately for the good sense of mankind, the fact of their fallibility is far from carrying the weight in their practical judgement, which is… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“In history, as in traveling, men usually see only what they already had in their own minds; and few learn much from history, who… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
All errors which a man is likely to commit against advice are far outweighed by the evil of allowing others to constrain him for… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
The successful conduct of an industrial enterprise requires two quite distinct qualifications: fidelity and zeal. — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
“[For people] to refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
This is what writers mean when they say that the notion of cause involves the idea of necessity. If there be any meaning which… — John Stuart Mill Copy Share Image
![“[For people] to refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencing of discussion is an assumption of infallibility.” quote by John Stuart Mill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c53/john-stuart-mill-477_doubt_for-people-to-refuse-a-hearing-to-an-opi_63929.jpg)
