Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts – as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit. – Herbert Spencer
Old forms of government finally grow so oppressive that they must be thrown off even at the risk of reigns of terror. – Herbert Spencer
Those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded. – Herbert Spencer
We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one. – Herbert Spencer
All the shopping malls and restaurants and airports are riddled with low-fidelity loudspeakers, which apparently have developed the ability to reproduce by themselves; these are all connected to a special programming service called Music That Nobody Really Likes, and you cannot get away from it. – Dave Barry