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

Quote by Herbert Spencer

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Science is organized knowledge.

Science is organized knowledge.

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced

We all decry prejudice, yet are all prejudiced

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

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

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

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.

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to...

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to...

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,...

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

A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be...

A stern discipline pervades all nature, which is a little cruel that it may be...

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

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

Marriage: A word which should be pronounced mirage.

Marriage: A word which should be pronounced mirage.

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...

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.