Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.

John Stuart Mill

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Topic

Political theory Inaction Fighting for justice

Speaker

John Stuart Mill

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Philosopher Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Mill, John Stuart. Inaugural Address at St. Andrews. Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1867. Orinally given on 1 Feb. 1867, St. Andrew's University, St. Andrew, Fife, Scotland, UK.

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Another quote from the 1860s

It is a very great thing to be able to think as you like; but, after all, an important question remains: what you think.

Matthew Arnold

Democracy

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Topic
Freedom of thought Thoughts

Author

Matthew Arnold
Source
Democracy
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1861 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "Democracy." The Popular Education of France: With Notices of that of Holland and Switzerland. Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861.

Current Citation

Arnold, Matthew. "Democracy." Culture and Anarchy and Other Selected Prose. Penguin Classics, 2015.

Another quote about Political theory

The government strong enough to give you what you want is strong enough to take it all away.

Barry Goldwater

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Topic
Limited government Role of government Government Political theory Politics
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Barry Goldwater
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Campaign speech. 21 Oct. 1964.

Another quote from 1867

Politics is the art of the possible.

Otto von Bismarck

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Topic
Political compromise Political theory Politics
Speaker
Otto von Bismarck
Source
Die Gartenlaube
Medium
Newspaper
Language
German
Time
1867 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Von Bismark, Otto. Quoted in "Aus den Erinnerungen eines russischen Publicisten. 2. Ein Stündchen beim Kanzler des norddeutschen Bundes. In: Die Gartenlaube" ["From the memories of a Russian publicist. 2. An hour with the Chancellor of the North German Confederation. In: The Gazebo.] St. Petersburgische Zeitung, 11 Aug. 1867.