John Stuart Mill Quotes
Opinion tolerates a false disclaimer, only when it already tolerates the thing disclaimed.
John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873, Member of Parliament, British Political Economist, Representative Government, 1861
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Referring to Donald Trump, the then Republican Presidential nominee whose background was in business and he was a strong promoter and had exaggerated and used hyperbole constantly in his adult life.
Some politicians have subsequently used the phrase. For example, see {625508} .
This is one of the great political putdowns in history. He in effect called Dundas a liar without ever being overt or nasty.
See Ben Franklin for an earlier similar sentiment {465143}.
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.
