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Quotation from On Liberty by John Stuart Mill
“If poisons were never bought or used for any purpose except the commission of murder, it would be right to prohibit their manufacture and sale”
On Liberty, Ch. V, Applications
Mill begins his analysis of drug regulation: because poisons have legitimate uses, prohibition would burden the innocent.
Citation: "If poisons were never bought or used for any purpose except the commission of murder, it would be right to prohibit their manufacture and sale" — John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Ch. V, Applications. (id on-liberty-q9)
Portrait: John Stuart Mill by London Stereoscopic Company, c1870, London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain.
