... those who have never entered upon scientific pursuits know not a tithe of the poetry by which they are surrounded... Sad, indeed, is it to see ho….

The universal basis of co-operation is the proportioning of benefits received to services rendered..

That feelings of love and hate make rational judgments impossible in public affairs, as in private affairs, we can clearly enough see in others, thou….

The pursuit of individual happiness within those limits prescribed by social conditions, is the first requisite to the attainment of the greatest gen….

The "Creed of Christendom" is alien to my nature, both emotional and intellectual..

Architecture, sculpture, painting, music, and poetry, may truly be called the efflorescence of civilised life..

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools..

We have unmistakable proof that throughout all past time, there has been a ceaseless devouring of the weak by the strong..

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources..

People are beginning to see that the first requisite to success in life is to be a good animal..

Let men learn that a legislature is not 'our God upon earth,' though, by the authority they ascribe to it, and the things they expect from it, they w….

Feudalism, serfdom, slavery — all tyrannical institutions, are merely the most vigorous kinds of rule, springing out of, and necessary to, a bad stat….

No physiologist who calmly considers the question in connection with the general truths of his science, can long resist the conviction that different….

Aggression which is flagitious when committed by one, is not sanctioned when committed by a host..

Strong as it looks at the outset, State-agency perpetually disappoints every one. Puny as are its first stages, private efforts daily achieve results….

All socialism involves slavery.... That which fundamentally distinguishes the slave is that he labors under coercion to satisfy another's desires. Th….

There is no origin for the idea of an afterlife, save the conclusion which the savage draws from the notion suggested by dreams..

Education has for its object the formation of character. To curb restive propensities, to awaken dormant sentiments, to strengthen the perceptions, a….

If every man has freedom to do all that he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man, then he is free to drop connection wi….

The tyrant is nothing but a slave turned inside out..

A nation's institutions and beliefs are determined by it's character..