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“The question of questions for the politicians should ever be-What type of social structure am I tending to produce? But this is a question he never entertains.” quote by Herbert Spencer — Download Open image

“The question of questions for the politicians should ever be-What type of social structure am I tending to produce? But this is a question he never entertains.”

Herbert Spencer

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