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Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men.
Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men.
Approximate author period: c. 1839 AD · industrial
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- John Stuart Mill
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- Approximate author period: c. 1839 AD · industrial
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