Quote by John Stuart Mill

When the people are too much attached to savage independence, to be tolerant of the amount of power to which it is for their good that they should be subject, the state of society is not yet ripe for representative government.


When the people are too much attached to savage independence

Summary

This quote suggests that for a society to be ready for representative government, its people must be willing to accept the necessary amount of power and authority. If individuals are too attached to a sense of absolute independence and cannot tolerate any level of governance, they may not be ready for representative democracy. It emphasizes the importance of societal readiness and willingness to submit to a certain degree of power in order to maintain a functional and effective government system.

By John Stuart Mill
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