The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have usually not been entirely wrong.

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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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...

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

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...

All socialism involves slavery

All socialism involves slavery

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...

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced.

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...

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious

Volumes might be written upon the impiety of the pious

All socialism involves slavery.

All socialism involves slavery.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

Government is essentially immoral.

Government is essentially immoral.

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...

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 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...

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance

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...

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...

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,...

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

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...