Why Did British Theorist Herbert Spencer Oppose Attempts at Social

Why did British theorist Herbert Spencer oppose attempts at social reform?

A) because Comte had shown previously that such attempts were a waste of public money
B) because he felt that attempting to fix one part of it would have no effect on society as a whole
C) because such reform might interfere with the natural selection process and damage society by favouring its least worthy members
D) because he believed that sociologists had to be much more involved in society in order to achieve their goals of social equality