Quote#Politics & Power
Man needed one moral constitution to fit him for his original state;…
Quote byHerbert Spencer · 1820–1903
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Social Statics (1851), Pt. I, Ch. 2 : The Evanescence of Evil, concluding paragraph.
English (original)
Man needed one moral constitution to fit him for his original state; he needs another to fit him for his present state; and he has been, is, and will long continue to be, in process of adaptation.
— Herbert Spencer
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