English - Philosopher | April 27, 1820 - December 8, 1903
Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.
Herbert Spencer
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An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire for property is one of the elements of our nature.
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No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.
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People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.
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The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have usually not been entirely wrong.
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