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

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

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...

In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances.

In science the important thing is to modify and change one's ideas as science advances.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced

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

Marriage: A word which should be pronounced mirage.

Marriage: A word which should be pronounced mirage.

All socialism involves slavery

All socialism involves slavery

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

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.

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.

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one...

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one...

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the...

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the...

Science is organized knowledge.

Science is organized knowledge.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

All socialism involves slavery.

All socialism involves slavery.

When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the...

When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the...

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...