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absolute amongst Ancestor Worship ancient civilisations ancient world antithesis ascendency become beginning cause century chap chapter characteristic Church civil competition conception conflict controlling Democracy destined doctrine economic process efficiency empire endeavour England epoch Ethics Europe evolutionary process evolutionist expression fact forces forms fundamental future gradually Greek hitherto human evolution human mind Ibid ideal ideas influence inherent interests J. S. Mill John Stuart Mill labour laissez-faire last resort limits of political Manchester school meaning ment military modern world moral movement Natural Selection organisation Origin of Species past perceive period phase phenomena philosophy political consciousness position present prevailing progress race reached realise regarded religion represented result Roman significance Sir Frederick Pollock slowly Social Democracy social evolution spectacle Spencer spirit stage struggle subordination tendency tending theory throughout tion ultimate utilitarian W. J. Ashley Western history Western world whole