A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of...

Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of...

The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this...

The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this...

Science is organized knowledge.

Science is organized knowledge.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire...

An argument fatal to the communist theory, is suggested by the fact, that a desire...

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a...

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a...

Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.

Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect.

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.

What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.

The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from an indefinite,...

The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from an indefinite,...

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

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

A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be...

A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be...

The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must...

The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must...

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against...

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against...

Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.

Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly...

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly...

Every cause produces more than one effect.

Every cause produces more than one effect.

Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry...

Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry...