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Herbert Spencer, a prominent 19th-century philosopher, sociologist, and evolutionary theorist, contributed numerous insights on society, evolution, and individual liberty. Here are some quotes attributed to him:
1. ”The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.”
2. ”The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.”
3. ”The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.”
4. ”Every man is free to do that which he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man.”
5. ”The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.”
6. ”The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.”
7. ”Opinions and beliefs – in other words, mental habits – play a most important part in determining the course of human conduct, and that they are very powerful agents in the generation of the great social facts that are daily taking place around us.”
8. ”The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.”
9. ”The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature, a type nowhere at present existing.”
10. ”The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.”
These quotes reflect Spencer’s views on individual liberty, education, society, and the role of government.