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“Organs, faculties, powers, capacities, or whatever else we call them; grow by use and diminish from disuse, it is inferred that they will continue to do so. And if this inference is unquestionable, then is the one above deduced from it-that humanity must in the end become completely adapted to its conditions-unquestionable also. Progress, therefore, is not an accident, but a necessity.”

Book:Social Statics; Or, The Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified, & the First of Them Developed

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Social Statics; Or, The Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified, & the First of Them Developed

This book delves into the theoretical underpinnings of human well-being, analyzing the essential factors that contribute to individual and societal happiness. more

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Herbert Spencer

Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, sociologist, and writer, best known for his theory of social Darwinism. His ideas had a profound impact on social and political theories of the late 19th century. more

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