John Morley: ON COMPROMISE

In ON COMPROMISE (1874), John Morley, the chief disciple of John Stuart Mill, speaks of his own search for truth and contemplates modern issues of compromise and conformity, the right of thinking freely, and the need to tolerate dissent.

A statesman as well as a writer, Morley was Chief Secretary for Ireland under Gladstone (his LIFE OF GLADSTONE is of great interest), and he later served as Secretary of State for India.

In ON COMPROMISE Morley promotes "the right of thinking freely and acting independently, using our minds without excessive awe of authority, and shaping our lives without unquestioning obedience to custom."

This "classic of Victorian letters" ends with a long note on the doctrine of liberty that shows how well Morely assimilated the lessons of Mill and what a gifted disciple he was.

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