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There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides.
John Stuart Mill
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John Stuart Mill
Age: 67 †
Born: 1806
Born: January 1
Died: 1873
Died: January 1
Autobiographer
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Economist
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Islington
J. S. Mill
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