[Economic] and social changes, though among the greatest, are not the only forces which shape the course of our species. Ideas are not always the mere signs and effects of social circumstances: they are themelves a power in history.

John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) English philosopher and economist
“M. de Tocqueville on Democracy in America” (vol. 2), The Edinburgh Review (Oct 1840)

 
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