John Stuart Mill Quotes
It is conceivable that religion may be morally useful without being intellectually sustainable.
John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873, Member of Parliament, British Political Economist, The Utility of Religion
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Liberal has a somewhat different meaning in English politics than the word as used in America. In England, the opponents of conservatives are of the Labour Party. The Liberals are a third party who on some issues are liberal in American terms and on others, conservative. However, they are very tolerant and somewhat intellectual.
Franklin was a deist. He believed in God and the Creation but not the Bible which is often referred to as “revealed” truth. He did believe that classic Christianity was a positive force as some people were led to good works and a moral life by it.
John Stuart Mill, usually cited as J. S. Mill, was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament, and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy. Dubbed "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century", he conceived of liberty as justifying the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state and social control.
