Part of: Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, in 33 vols. The Collected Works of John Stuart Mill, Volume XXVIII - Public and Parliamentary Speeches Part I
- John Stuart Mill (author)
- Bruce L. Kinzer (editor)
- John M. Robson (editor)
Vol. 28 of the 33 vol. Collected Works contains Mill’s electoral and parliamentary speeches from 1865-1868, including those on the right of women to vote, the Reform Bill, the riots in Jamaica, India, and smoking in railway carriages.
Key Quotes
Law
The occasion was one for deep grief, not for irritation. He agreed with the honourable Member for Birmingham (Mr. Bright) that this Bill was a cause for shame and humiliation to this country. We were present at the collapsing of a great delusion. England had for a considerable number of years been…
Women’s Rights
Sir, I rise to make the Motion of which I have given notice… When the complaint is made that certain citizens of this nation, fulfilling all the conditions and giving all the guarantees which the Constitution and the law require from those who are admitted to a voice in determining who shall be…