pages 176-177; Early Modern Texts page 16
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Wisdom and contrivance are shown in overcoming difficulties, so there is no place for them in a Being for whom no difficulties exist
— John Stuart Mill
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "John Stuart Mill" (Quotes, Three Essays on Religion (posthumous publication): Three Essays on Religion
Three Essays On Religion. Broadview Press, 2009,
Early Modern Texts: John Stuart Mill "Three essays On Religion" This text has some variations in wording, Theism, Part II: Attributes)
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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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