Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is a proof against all argument, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance – that principle is condemnation before investigation.” ~ Herbert Spencer (1820-1903) British author, economist, philosopherSource: Often cited as a quote from Social Statics (1850); however, the quote is not in the text:http://oll.libertyfund.org/Texts/LFBooks/Spencer0236/SocialStatics/0331_Bk.html