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

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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

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

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.

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear...

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear...

Science is organized knowledge.

Science is organized knowledge.

Every cause produces more than one effect.

Every cause produces more than one effect.

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 composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

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

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

All socialism involves slavery

All socialism involves slavery

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...

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear...

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear...

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes...

A living thing is distinguished from a dead thing by the multiplicity of the changes...

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...

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

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...

There are two kinds of music; German music and bad music.

There are two kinds of music; German music and bad music.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Music is the shorthand of emotion.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by...