Mr. Spencer's first work, "Social statics," was an exposition of the theory that the end of all government was the liberty of the individual, the realization for every citizen of the greatest amount of liberty it was possible for him to enjoy without interfering with the corresponding claims of his fellow-citizens.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
The character of the inclination was determined long ago by heredity from parents and ancestors; the determination to each particular act is an instance of adaptation to the circumstances of the moment wherein the strongest motive prevails, according to the laws which govern the statics of emotion.
"The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer"
John Gerard
The other fundamental axiom of statics, that the pressure on the point of support is the sum of the weights ...
"A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2)"
John Stuart Mill