Quote by Herbert Spencer
We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet i

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

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In science the important thing is to modify and change ones ideas as science advances. – Herbert Spencer

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

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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. – George Orwell

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The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And thats why its so essential to preserving individual freedom. – Milton Friedman

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The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom. – John Locke

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We gain freedom when we have paid the full price. – Rabindranath Tagore

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