The principle of equity first came into evidence in Roman jurisprudence and was derived by analogy from the physical meaning of the word.

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Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying...

Freud has shown one thing very clearly: that we only forget our infancy by burying...

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of...

The worth of a civilization or a culture is not valued in the terms of...

There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as...

There are a few people, but a diminishing number, who still believe that Marxism, as...

Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society.

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art...

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art...

It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do...

It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do...

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

The point I am making is that in the more primitive forms of society the...

To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above...

To realize that new world we must prefer the values of freedom and equality above...

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

I know of no better name than Anarchism.

If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely...

If the individual is a unit in a corporate mass, his life is not merely...

The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised.

The sense of historical continuity, and a feeling for philosophical rectitude cannot, however, be compromised.

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural...

I call religion a natural authority, but it has usually been conceived as a supernatural...

The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all...

The only sin is ugliness, and if we believed this with all our being, all...

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage...

I have not the slightest doubt that this form of individuation represents a higher stage...

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve...

A man of personality can formulate ideals, but only a man of character can achieve...

But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or...

But the further step, by means of which a civilization is given its quality or...

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army...

These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army...

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the...

The farther a society progresses, the more clearly the individual becomes the antithesis of the...

Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.

Nobody seriously believes in the social philosophies of the immediate past.