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That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in the next.   Mill, John Stuart


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Source: Attributed to JOHN STUART MILL.Adlai E. Stevenson, Call to Greatness, p. 102 . Unverified. · This quote is tagged Wisdom · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation · Help your friends discover QB

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John Stuart Mill (May 20, 1806 May 8, 1873), an English philosopher and political economist, was an influential classical liberal thinker of the 19th century. He was an advocate of utilitarianism, the ethical theory first proposed by his godfather Jeremy Bentham. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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