Men Quotes by James Mill

James Mill

Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.

Action

Character

Men

James Mill

If nature had produced spontaneously all the objects which we desire, and in sufficient abundance for the desires of all, there would have been no source of dispute or of injury among men; nor would any man have possessed the means of ever acquiring authority over another.

Desire

Mean

Men

James Mill

Of the laws of nature, on which the condition of man depends, that which is attended with the greatest number of consequences, is the necessity of labor for obtaining the means of subsistence, as well as the means of the greatest part of our pleasure.

Law

Mean

Men

James Mill

Whenever the powers of government are placed in any hands other than those of the community, whether those of one man, of a few, or of several, those principles of human nature which imply that government is at all necessary, imply that those persons will make use of them to defeat the very end for which government exists.

Community

Hands

Men

Follow The Behaviour University in order to get the greatest quotes from the greatest people of all time so that you can tap into your own greatness.

Theodore Roethke

John Dean

Trina Gulliver

Ned Beauman

Frederick Herzberg

Acting

Action

Character

Community

Desire

Government

Hands

Law

Mean

Men

People

Two

Men Quotes by James Mill

Every man should be considered as having a right to the character which he deserves; that is, to be spoken of according to his actions.

If nature had produced spontaneously all the objects which we desire, and in sufficient abundance for the desires of all, there would have been no source of dispute or of injury among men; nor would any man have possessed the means of ever acquiring authority over another.

Of the laws of nature, on which the condition of man depends, that which is attended with the greatest number of consequences, is the necessity of labor for obtaining the means of subsistence, as well as the means of the greatest part of our pleasure.

Get Social with TBU

Men Quotes by

Theodore Roethke

John Dean

Trina Gulliver

Ned Beauman

Frederick Herzberg

Topics by James Mill

Menu

Menu