John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7641 Herbert Spener 1820-1903 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7641 |
| AUTHOR: | Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) |
| QUOTATION: | The Republican form of government is the highest form of government: but because of this it requires the highest type of human nature—a type nowhere at present existing. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Americans. |