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… — Adam Ferguson Copy Share Image
Like the winds that we come we know not whence and blow whither soever they list, the forces of society are derived from an… — Adam Ferguson Copy Share Image
In every commercial state, notwithstanding any pretension to equal rights, the exaltation of a few must depress the many. — Adam Ferguson Copy Share Image
The history of mankind is confined within a limited period, and from every quarter brings an intimation that human affairs have had a beginning. — Adam Ferguson Copy Share Image
Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and… — Adam Ferguson Copy Share Image
The artist finds, that the more he can confine his attention to a particular part of any work, his productions are the more perfect,… — Adam Ferguson Copy Share Image
Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate. — Adam Ferguson Copy Share Image
