Title page from Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative, vol. 3

Part of: Essays: Scientific, Political and Speculative, 3 vols. (1891) Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative, vol. 3

Volume 3 of a three volume collection of Spencer’s essays which cover political philosophy, sociology, science, and current affairs.

Key Quotes

Parties & Elections

You retain the forms of freedom; but, so far as I can gather, there has been a considerable loss of the substance. It is true that those who rule you do not do it by means of retainers armed with swords; but they do it through regiments of men armed with voting papers, who obey the word of command…