The Conservatives…being by the law of their existence the stupidest party.

John Stuart Mill

Considerations on Representative Government

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Conservatism

Author

John Stuart Mill

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Considerations on Representative Government

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Essay

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Political literature

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English

Time

1861 1860s 19th century

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Philosopher Writer

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Original Citation

Mill, John Stuart. Considerations on Representative Government. London: Parker, Son, and Bourn, 1861, ch. 7.

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Mill, John Stuart. "Considerations on Representative Government." On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays, edited by Mark Philp and Frederick Rosen. Oxford University Press, 2015, ch. 7.

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1861 1860s 19th century
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Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1861, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Lincoln, Abraham. "First Inaugral Address, March 4, 1861." Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. Library of America, 2018.