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… — 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
In every commercial state, notwithstanding any pretension to equal rights, the exaltation of a few must depress the many. — Adam Ferguson Copy Share
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
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
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
