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Quotation from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
“if it is not fully, frequently, and fearlessly discussed, it will be held as a dead dogma, not a living truth”
On Liberty, Ch. II, Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion
Mill's third argument: even a true opinion decays into formula if it is never challenged.
Citation: "if it is not fully, frequently, and fearlessly discussed, it will be held as a dead dogma, not a living truth" — John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Ch. II, Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion. (id on-liberty-q5)
Virtues: Fortitude
Portrait: John Stuart Mill by London Stereoscopic Company, c1870, London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain.
