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

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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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...

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

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...

We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it...

We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it...

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

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...

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...

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious.

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

All socialism involves slavery

All socialism involves slavery

Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion

Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion

Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference:...

Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference:...

Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail.

Socialism is a fraud, a comedy, a phantom, a blackmail.