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.

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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Time: That which man is always trying to kill, but which ends in killing him

Time: That which man is always trying to kill, but which ends in killing him

A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance.

A jury is a group of twelve people of average ignorance.

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from...

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from...

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

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

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...

All socialism involves slavery.

All socialism involves slavery.

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.

All socialism involves slavery

All socialism involves slavery

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...

Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even...

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance.

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

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

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

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

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

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.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

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...

Many can argue; not many converse

Many can argue; not many converse

There are two sides to every argument, unless a person is personally involved, in which...

There are two sides to every argument, unless a person is personally involved, in which...

The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have...

The problems are solved, not by giving new information, but by arranging what we have...