Author: Herbert Spencer

Quotes

The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature, a type nowhere at present existing.

The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature, a type nowhere at present existing.

- Herbert Spencer

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

- Herbert Spencer

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

- Herbert Spencer

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.

- Herbert Spencer

Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.

Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations.

- Herbert Spencer

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

- Herbert Spencer

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.

Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.

- Herbert Spencer

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror.

- Herbert Spencer

Science is organized knowledge.

Science is organized knowledge.

- Herbert Spencer

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