“Government is essentially immoral.”
Herbert Spencer“The expression often used by Mr. Herbert Spencer of the Survival of the Fittest is more accurate, and is sometimes equally convenient.”
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species“In the future I see open fields for more important researches. Psychology will be securely based on the foundation already laid by Mr. Herbert Spencer, that of the necessary acquirement of each mental power and capacity by graduation.”
Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species“The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.”
Herbert Spencer“We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.”
Herbert Spencer“A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.”
Herbert Spencer“Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded.”
Herbert Spencer“People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal.”
Herbert Spencer“Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.”
Herbert Spencer“All socialism involves slavery.”
Herbert Spencer“Government is essentially immoral.”
Herbert Spencer