Question 4
0.4 pts
Eccentrics are so important in a democracy, according to Mill, because
they serve as a corrective to the tendency of the opinions of masses of merely average men to become the
dominant power in society.
the mere example of nonconformity, the mere refusal to bend the knee to custom, is itself a service.
eccentricity is essential to resist the tyranny of public opinion.
the amount of eccentricity in a society has been generally proportional to the amount of genius, mental
vigor and moral courage which society has.
the despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement.