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In every commercial state, notwithstanding any pretension to equal rights, the exaltation of a few must depress the many.

~Adam Ferguson

Topics: Any Commercial Depress Equal Equal Rights Every Exaltation Few Many Must Notwithstanding Pretension Rights State

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The artist finds, that the more he can confine his attention to a particular part of any work, his productions are the more perfect, and grow under his hands in the greater quantities.

~Adam Ferguson

Topics: Any Artist Attention Confine Finds Greater Grow Hands He His More Part Particular Perfect Productions Quantities Work

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Like the winds that we come we know not whence and blow whither soever they list, the forces of society are derived from an obscure and distant origin. They arise before the date of philosophy, from the instincts, not the speculations of men.

~Adam Ferguson

Topics: Arise Before Blow Come Date Derived Distant Forces Instincts Know Like List Men Obscure Origin Philosophy Society Whence Winds

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Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design.

~Adam Ferguson

Topics: Action Ages Any Blindness Design Enlightened Equal Even Every Every Step Execution Future Human Indeed Made Movement Multitude Nations Result Step Stumble Which

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The history of mankind is confined within a limited period, and from every quarter brings an intimation that human affairs have had a beginning.

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Topics: Affairs Beginning Brings Confined Every Had History Human Human Affairs Limited Mankind Period Quarter The History Of Within

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Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate.

~Adam Ferguson

Topics: Animal Capacity Climate Every His Man Qualified

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Biography

Nationality: Scottish

Type: Philosopher

Born: June 20th, 1723

Died: February 22nd, 1816

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