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Herbert Spencer

Herbert Spencer

English Philosopher

Born: Apr 27, 1820

Died: Dec 8, 1903

Government Life Man Men Past Science

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All socialism involves slavery. Herbert Spencer

Government Socialism Involves Slavery

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools. Herbert Spencer

World Result Men Fools Folly Ultimate Effects Fill

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

Life Relations Adjustment Continuous Internal External

The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality. Herbert Spencer

Health Few Duty Physical Seem Morality Such A Thing Conscious Thing Preservation

What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man. Herbert Spencer

Man Selfish Law Beast Wild Wild Beast Cage

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

Society Benefit Members Exists

When a man's knowledge is not in order, the more of it he has the greater will be his confusion. Herbert Spencer

Knowledge Man Confusion Will More He Greater His Order

Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit. Herbert Spencer

Music Other Rank Must Ministers Fine Fine Arts Spirit More Take Highest Than Any Human Arts Which Human Spirit

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

Freedom Strongest Least Human Where Regard Human Freedom

The behavior of men to the lower animals, and their behavior to each other, bear a constant relationship. Herbert Spencer

Relationship Behavior Men Animals Other Constant Bear Lower Each

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal. Herbert Spencer

Life Success Good Animal People First Beginning See Requisite

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity. Herbert Spencer

Progress Indefinite Definite Civilization Toward Incoherent Homogeneity Coherent

Divine right of kings means the divine right of anyone who can get uppermost. Herbert Spencer

Kings Divine Get Anyone Means Who Right

Our lives are universally shortened by our ignorance. Herbert Spencer

Ignorance Our Our Lives Shortened Lives Universally

Every cause produces more than one effect. Herbert Spencer

Cause Every More Effect Than Produces

Science is organized knowledge. Herbert Spencer

Knowledge Science Organized

Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. Herbert Spencer

Those Entered Poetry Pursuits Never Know Scientific Surrounded Which Who

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