Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse to Emily Hobhouse (4 June 1882), quoted in Stefan Collini, Liberalism and Sociology: L. T. Hobhouse and Political Argument in England 1880-1914 (1983), p. 54
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[T]he greatest and best man of this century – I allude of course to John Stuart Mill.
— Leonard Trelawny Hobhouse
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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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