“We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.” – John Stuart Mill on Liberty, 1859. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.

Ralph E. Eckerstrom, "We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still."--John Stuart Mill on Liberty, 1859. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1959, watercolor and gouache on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.87
Ralph E. Eckerstrom, "We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still."--John Stuart Mill on Liberty, 1859. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man., 1959, watercolor and gouache on paperboard, sheet: 17 7⁄8 x 17 7⁄8 in. (45.5 x 45.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Container Corporation of America, 1984.124.87

Artwork Details

Title
“We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.” – John Stuart Mill on Liberty, 1859. From the series Great Ideas of Western Man.
Artist
Date
1959
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 17 7⁄8 x 17 7⁄8 in. (45.5 x 45.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Container Corporation of America
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor and gouache on paperboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
1984.124.87
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1984.124.87

Works by this artist (4 items)

Sarah C. Frothingham, Sarah Carter Stearns, ca. 1845, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Roberta Stearns, 1928.1.3
Sarah Carter Stearns
Artist
Dateca. 1845
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Sarah C. Frothingham, Robert Edwards Carter, ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Roberta Stearns, 1928.1.2
Robert Edwards Carter
Artist
Dateca. 1840
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Sarah C. Frothingham, Robert Edwards Carter Stearns, ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Roberta Stearns, 1928.1.4
Robert Edwards Carter Stearns
Artist
Dateca. 1840
watercolor on ivory
Not on view
Sarah C. Frothingham, Sarah Rand Carter, ca. 1840, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Roberta Stearns, 1928.1.5
Sarah Rand Carter
Artist
Dateca. 1840
watercolor on ivory
Not on view

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