Quote by Herbert Spencer
The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is - a change from

The more specific idea of Evolution now reached is – a change from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity, accompanying the dissipation of motion and integration of matter. – Herbert Spencer

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Marriage: a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman. – Herbert Spencer

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Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror. – Herbert Spencer

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Climate change was a point of division between Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney. The president declared climate change a global threat, acknowledged that the actions of humanity were deepening the crisis, and pledged to do something about it if elected. – Ron Fournier

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The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas – uncertainty, progress, change – into crimes. – Salman Rushdie

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I dont write for any group. I write to bring about a change in consciousness. – Jeanette Winterson

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Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas. – Laurence Sterne

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