Herbert Spencer Quotes about Liberty
The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.
"The Principles of Sociology".
Herbert Spencer, John Offer (1994). “Spencer: Political Writings”, p.95, Cambridge University Press
Herbert Spencer (1978). “The Principles of Ethics”
"Social Statics, or The Conditions essential to Happiness specified, and the First of them Developed" by Herbert Spencer, (Pt. II, Ch. 4 : Derivation of a First Principle, § 3), 1851.
Herbert Spencer (2014). “The Right to Ignore the State”, p.9, The Floating Press
"The man versus the state: with six essays on government, society, and freedom".
Herbert Spencer (1873). “Social Statics; Or, The Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified, & the First of Them Developed”, p.93