Herbert Spencer Quotes

Unlike Private Enterprise Which Quickly Modifies Its Actions To Meet Emergencies - Unlike The Shopkeeper Who Promptly Finds The Wherewith To Satisfy A Sudden Demand - Unlike The Railway Company Which Doubles Its Trains To Carry A Special Influx Of Passengers; The Law-made Instrumentality Lumbers On Under All Varieties Of Circumstances At Its Habitual Rate. By Its Very Nature It Is Fitted Only For Average Requirements, And Inevitably Fails Under Unusual Requirements.

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