 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Courts and Severity(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 #5 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Courts and Severity
“...if... severities be applied to terminate the agitations of a free people...they tend merely to silence the voice of mankind... and will chain up the active virtues more than the restless disorders of men.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 5, Section III.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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