FOOTNOTES:
[198] "Principles of Sociology," p. 414.
[199] "Government or Human Evolution," Vol. II, p. 181.
[200] "Essays on Evolution and Ethics," "Essays on Science and Morals," and "Struggle for Existence in Human Society."
[201] "Government or Human Evolution," Vol. I, p. 239.
[202] The word "altruism" is used instead of the more familiar word "unselfishness" to avoid the criticism of those who contend that there is no such thing as unselfishness. It is true that we are all selfish in the sense that we are all seeking happiness for ourselves; but selfishness can be defined as the search for happiness regardless of the happiness of others, and altruism as the search for happiness through the happiness of others.
[203] Lyell, Sir Charles, "Principles of Geology," 1872, Vol. I, Chapter X, p. 201.
[204] This conclusion is arrived at by Charles Booth in a statistical work which commands the approval of all authorities of whatever shade of political opinion.
[205] Book III, Chapter V.
[206] "Introduction to the Study of Sociology." Herbert Spencer, Chapter III.