We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of fr... -Herbert Spencer

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We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.

Herbert Spencer , Philosopher
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Who indeed, after pulling off the coloured glasses of prejudice and thrusting out of sight his pet projects, can help seeing the folly of these endeav...
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools....
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded....
The preservation of health is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality....
The great aim of education is not knowledge but action....
Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit....
Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society....
Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom....
We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one....
Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman....

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Understand and accept the cycles of money. The setbacks you may have today or next year will not keep you from financial freedom. If you hold on to yo...
I would describe and I have described myself to people who ask as a freedom fighter....
Bisexuality means I am free and I am as likely to want to love a woman as I am likely to want to love a man, and what about that? Isn't that what free...
I would want to bring up my children. Therefore, I have no dream to make my mark. Instead, I enjoy economic freedom my hard work has given me. It mean...
In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?...
I guess I don't really let the stress of my family weigh on my career, weigh on my options anymore, which I think we all need freedom from....
Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the...
I think the word 'freedom' is beautiful, not so much in its phonics, but just in the power of the word itself....
I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression, the truth and the goo...
The men and women who serve in our military have won for us every hour we live in freedom, sometimes at the expense of the very hours of the lifetimes...