 First : The opinion which it is attempted to suppress by authority may possibly be true. Those who desire to suppress it of course deny its truth ; but they are not infallible. They have no authority to decide the question for all mankind, and exclude...  The Southern Review - Page 51edited by - 1867Full view - About this book
 | John Stuart Mill - Political Science - 1859 - 216 pages
...endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion ; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. r First : the opinion which it is attempted to suppress by authority...exclude every other person from the means of judging. \_To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their... | |
 | Graduated series - 1861 - 504 pages
...endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion, and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. First : The opinion which it is attempted to suppress by authority...refuse a hearing to an opinion because they are sure it is false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencing... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Political Science - 1863 - 232 pages
...endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion ; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. ^ First : the opinion which it is attempted to suppress by authority...question for all mankind, and exclude every other person D.omjthe_ means 'of jiiflgingr To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that it is... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Liberty - 1865 - 118 pages
...to stifle is a false opinion ; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. • First: the opinion which it is attempted to suppress by authority...authority to decide the question for all mankind, and «xclude every other person from the means of judging. To refuse a hearing to an opinion, because they... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Liberty - 1878 - 98 pages
...endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion ; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. First : the opinion which it is attempted to suppress by authority...hearing to an opinion, because they are sure that itis false, is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencingr... | |
 | Agnosticism - 1885 - 612 pages
...only a small minority held, but which afterwards turned out to be true. To again quote Mr. Mill: •' The opinion which it is attempted to suppress by authority...refuse a hearing to an opinion because they are sure it it false is to assume that their certainty is the same thing as absolute certainty. All silencing... | |
 | Japan - 1885 - 672 pages
...be men, a suspicion would follow that we ourselves ore not Christians.' — (Idem p. 257.) XIII. ' The opinion which it is attempted to suppress by authority...its truth ; but they are not infallible. They have uo authority to decide the question for all mankind, and exclude every other person from these means... | |
 | 1890 - 894 pages
...it. "No society is completely free in which ihese liberiies do not exist absolutely and unqualified. "The opinion which it is attempted to suppress by...authority to decide the question for all mankind. To refuse a hearing to an opinion because they are sure that it is false, is to assume that their certainty... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - Books and reading - 1909 - 484 pages
...endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion ; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still. First: the opinion which it is attempted to suppress by authority may possibly be true. Those who desire to supfollowed, and at least a probable connection can be established between the act and the instigation.... | |
 | John Stuart Mill - 1909 - 484 pages
...endeavouring to stifle is a false opinion ; and if we were sur.e, stifling it would be an evil stiff / First: the opinion which it is attempted to suppress by /authority may possibly be true. Those who desire to supfollowed, and at least a probable connection can be established between the act and the instigation.... | |
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