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absolute amongst Ancestor Worship ancient civilisations ancient world antithesis ascendency become beginning cause century chapter characteristic Church civil competition conception conflict continued controlling Democracy destined doctrine E. A. Freeman economic process efficiency empire endeavour England epoch ethics Europe evolutionary process evolutionist existing expression fact forces forms fundamental future gradually Greek hitherto human evolution human mind Ibid ideal ideas individual influence inherent interests J. S. Mill John Stuart Mill laissez-faire last resort limits of political Manchester school meaning ment modern world moral movement Natural Selection organisation Origin of Species past perceived period phase phenomena philosophy political consciousness position present prevailing progress projected race reached realise religion religious 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 Western civilisation Western history Western world whole