John Stuart Mill

One person with a belief is equal to the force of ninety-nine who have only interests.

Source: Considerations on Representative Government, John Stuart Mill, 1861, ch. 1

Authentically Mill, from the opening chapter of Considerations on Representative Government (1861). The original reads 'one person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.' The corpus text has drifted to 'equal to the force of ninety-nine' and dropped 'a social power', which is the phrase carrying Mill's actual point. Recommend restoring the original wording.

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