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

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

Herbert Spencer
Strong, Past, Weak
Herbert Spencer (1864). “The Principles of Biology”, p.340

The fact disclosed by a survey of the past that majorities have been wrong must not blind us to the complementary fact that majorities have usually not been entirely wrong.

Herbert Spencer
Past, Majority, Facts
Herbert Spencer (1864). “First Principles”, p.5

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