Which mid-19th-century political scholar wrote the two-volume work, Democracy in America, which emphasized the importance of the US judicial system in protecting minority groups against the "tyranny of the majority"?
a. John Stuart Mill
b. Gustave de Beaumont
c. Alexis de Tocqueville
d. Edouard de Cullenne
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a. John Stuart Mill
b. Gustave de Beaumont
c. Alexis de Tocqueville
d. Edouard de Cullenne
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John Stuart Mill
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born
May 20, 1806
died
May 08, 1873
gender
male
place of birth
Pentonville, London, England, The United Kingdom
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John Stuart Mill, British philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influential liberal thinker of the 19th century. He was an exponent of utilitarianism, an ethical theory developed by Jeremy Bentham, although his conception of it was very different from Bentham's.
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On Liberty by John Stuart Mill avg rating 3.86 — 864 ratings — published 1859 44 editions |
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Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill avg rating 3.43 — 476 ratings — published 1957 22 editions |
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On Liberty and Other Essays by John Stuart Mill avg rating 3.75 — 298 ratings — published 1989 7 editions |
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The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill avg rating 3.86 — 111 ratings — published 1970 20 editions |
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J. S. Mill: 'On Liberty' and Other Writings by John Stuart Mill avg rating 3.93 — 82 ratings — published 1989 |
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Utilitarianism and Other Essays by John Stuart Mill, Jeremy Bentham avg rating 3.49 — 57 ratings — published 1987 |
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On Liberty and Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill avg rating 3.79 — 47 ratings — published 1992 2 editions |
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Autobiography by John Stuart Mill, John M. Robson avg rating 3.67 — 46 ratings — published 1957 21 editions |
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On Liberty and The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill avg rating 4.15 — 26 ratings — published 1996 3 editions |
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Essays on Sex Equality by John Stuart Mill avg rating 4.00 — 16 ratings — published 1970 2 editions |
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"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
— John Stuart Mill
— John Stuart Mill
"A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither."
— John Stuart Mill
— John Stuart Mill
"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative."
— John Stuart Mill
— John Stuart Mill
