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Originally Published Early 1900's ) "Not as adventitious will
the wise man regard the faith which is in him. The highest truth
he sees he will fearlessly utter; knowing that, let what may
come of it, he is thus playing his right part in the world
knowing that if he can effect the change he aims at well; if not
well also; though not so well." Judged by this standard, which
is stated here in his own words, Herbert Spencer is certainly
the wise man he speaks of; and the world at large, or at least
the best and most discriminating part of that world, has no
hesitation in pronouncing him the wisest man of this age, and
one of the wisest if not still the wisest of all ages in the
history of Man's intellectual progress. We shall undertake in
this section to explain the philosophy of Herbert Spencer and to
give some account of his life, although of biographical details
there must necessarily be a pauc