 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Class Warfare and Democracy(published by RevoltSource) |
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Scottish Philosopher, Historian of the Scottish Enlightenment, Anti-Traditional, Anti-State, Anti-Capitalist, Anti-Establishment
: A Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment. Ferguson was sympathetic to traditional societies, such as the Highlands, for producing courage and loyalty. He criticized commercial society as making men weak, dishonourable and unconcerned for their community. Ferguson has been called "the father of modern sociology" for his contributions to the early development of the discipline. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #1 on Economic Struggle Quotes >> Class Warfare and Democracy
“With this effect, luxury may serve to corrupt democratical states, by introducing a species of monarchical subordination, without that sense of high birth and hereditary honors which render the boundaries of rank fixed and determinate...”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 6, Section III.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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