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Quotation from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill
“Will is the child of desire, and passes out of the dominion of its parent only to come under that of habit”
Utilitarianism, Chapter IV (7th edition (1879))
Answering the objection that people will things they no longer desire, Mill gives an associationist account of habit.
Citation: "Will is the child of desire, and passes out of the dominion of its parent only to come under that of habit" — John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, Chapter IV (7th edition (1879)). (id utilitarianism-q13)
Portrait: John Stuart Mill by London Stereoscopic Company, c1870, London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain.
