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 SpencerA man's liberties are none the less aggressed upon because those who coerce him do so in the belief that he will be benefited.
Herbert SpencerCivilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.
Herbert SpencerWhatever fosters militarism makes for barbarism; whatever fosters peace makes for civilization.
Herbert SpencerIf on one day we find the fast-spreading recognition of popular rights accompanied by a silent, growing perception of the rights of women, we also find it accompanied by a tendency towards a system of non-coercive education--that is, towards a practical illustration of the rights of children.
Herbert Spencer