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Herbert Spencer

English philosopher and political theorist

1820–1903

11 quotes, most often on Freedom, Science and Truth & Lies.

The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have usually been wrong, must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have usually not been entirely wrong.
First Principles (1862), Pt. I, The Unknowable; Ch. I, Religion and Science
- Truth & Lies
We too often forget that not only is there “a soul of goodness in things evil,” but very generally also, a soul of truth in things erroneous.
First Principles (1862), Pt. I, The Unknowable
- Good & Evil
- Truth & Lies

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