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English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)

"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which can not fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is contempt prior to investigation." Herbert Spencer »
A ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman. Herbert Spencer »
Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity. Herbert Spencer »
Education has for its object the formation of character. Herbert Spencer »
How often misused words generate misleading thoughts. Herbert Spencer »
If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves If people by a plebiscite elect a man despot over them, do they remain free because the despotism was of their own making Herbert Spencer »
Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations. Herbert Spencer »
Opinion is ultimately determined by the feelings, and not by the intellect. Herbert Spencer »
Science is organized knowledge. Herbert Spencer »
The great aim of education is not knowledge but action. Herbert Spencer »
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. Herbert Spencer »

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