Thissuggestsonevitalpoint。Mill，asIhavesaid，hasendeavouredtoenlargeasmuchaspossiblethesphereofoperationofthefreewill——ofthepowerofindividualsorofdeliberateconsciouslegislation。Theresultistoexaggeratetheinfluenceofinstitutionsandtoneglecttheforces，intellectualandmoral，whichmustalwaysliebehindinstitutions。Wecanadmittothefulltheimportanceoftheeducationalinfluenceofpoliticalinstitutions，andthesurpassingvalueofenergy，self-reliance，andindividualresponsibility。Thesentimentisaltogethernoble，andMillexpressesitwithadmirablevigour。

　　Butthemoredecidedlyweholdhisviewofthedisease，themoreutterlyinadequateandinappropriateappearshisremedy。Thetendencytolevellingandvulgarising，sofarasitexists，cancertainlynotbecuredbyingeniousarrangementsofonepartofthepoliticalmachinery。ItakethistomarkMill’sweakestside。

　　Thetruthwasdivinedbytheinstinctofhisdemocraticallies。

　　Solongashevotedforextendingthesuffrage，theycouldleavehimtosavehisconsciencebyamusinghimselfwiththeseharmlessfancies。

　　VI。WOMEN’SRIGHTS

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