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Whenever the general disposition of the people is such, that each…

Quote byJohn Stuart Mill · 1806–1873

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: On Representative Government (1861), Ch. II: The Criterion of a Good Form of Government (p. 167).

English (original)

Whenever the general disposition of the people is such, that each individual regards those only of his interests which are selfish, and does not dwell on, or concern himself for, his share of the general interest, in such a state of things, good government is impossible.

— John Stuart Mill

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