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Quotation from Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill
“To have a right, then, is, I conceive, to have something which society ought to defend me in the possession of”
Utilitarianism, Chapter V (7th edition (1879))
Mill's definition of a right, grounded in general utility, which he then links to the security that every human being needs.
Citation: "To have a right, then, is, I conceive, to have something which society ought to defend me in the possession of" — John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, Chapter V (7th edition (1879)). (id utilitarianism-q14)
Portrait: John Stuart Mill by London Stereoscopic Company, c1870, London Stereoscopic Company, Public domain.
