Ch. XVI: Of Nationality, As Connected with Representative Government (p. 382)
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Among a people without fellow-feeling, especially if they read and speak different languages, the united public opinion, necessary to the working of the representative government, cannot exist.
— John Stuart Mill
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Stuart Mill" (Quotes, On Representative Government (1861): Three Essays: On Liberty; Representative Government; The Subjection of Women. Oxford University Press, 1975, )
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About John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873), also known as J. S. Mill, was an English political philosopher and economist who was an advocate of utilitarianism.
About John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873), also known as J. S. Mill, was an English political philosopher and economist who was an advocate of utilitarianism.
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