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In his essay "The Contest In America," 19th-century libertarian philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote, "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 ...
May 23, 2012 at 23:58 | Source: Patriot Post
Professor Robert P. George of Princeton University also spoke at the conference where he contrasted the works of two nineteenth century philosophers who wrote about religious liberty – British philosopher John Stuart Mill and Cardinal John Henry Newman.
May 24, 2012 at 18:14 | Source: Christian Post
Buckley Jr. certainly understood this. In his book "Gratitude: Reflections on What We Owe to Our Country," he quotes approvingly John Stuart Mill's insistence that "everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit."
May 25, 2012 at 23:56 | Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Johnson’s approach is definitely utilitarian. He is John Stuart Mill to Ron Paul’s Thomas Jefferson or John Locke. Where Paul relies on the natural law of non-aggression, Johnson employs a “cost-benefit analysis.” Obviously, the two ...
May 14, 2012 at 23:55 | Source: Washington Times
JOHN Stuart Mill once observed that under conditions of competition standards are set by the morally least reputable agent. This is the dynamic that is working its way through the Victorian vocational education and training system. After years of struggle ...
May 22, 2012 at 14:05 | Source: The Australian
The two main moral theories are: Deontology from Immanuel Kant and Utilitarianism of John Stuart Mill. Immanuel Kant developed the Golden Rule: “treat others as you wish to be treated.” John Stuart Mill argued that we should promote societal ...
May 22, 2012 at 03:57 | Source: University of Denver Clarion
Buckley Jr. certainly understood this. In his book "Gratitude: Reflections on What We Owe to Our Country," he quotes approvingly John Stuart Mill's insistence that "everyone who receives the protection of society owes a return for the benefit." With ...
May 25, 2012 at 21:33 | Source: nola.com
Both liberal origins (see John Stuart Mill, “On Liberty”, 1869) and conservative origins (see John Jacques Burlamaqui, “On the Principles of Politic Law”, 1747) confirm that an objective standard is required to maintain a free society. If there is ...
May 23, 2012 at 16:27 | Source: flatheadnewsgroup.com
Rhetoric is heard, John Stuart Mill said, and poetry is overheard. Robinson, I expect, writes to be overheard. I would say Marilynne Robinson has been overheard by more people than any other current American writer. In When I Was A Child, Robinson writes ...
May 16, 2012 at 17:40 | Source: Atlantic Online
Don’t we not make the second the first object of good government? John Stuart Mill was firm when he said: the worth of a state, in the long run, is the worth of his individuals composing it. In On Liberty he says the worthy individuals make worthy state.
May 27, 2012 at 11:08 | Source: Vanguard