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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 #3 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Masters and Elections
“Neither the ascendancy of the multitude, nor that of the tyrant, will secure the administration of justice; neither the license of mere tumult, nor the calm of dejection and servitude, will teach the citizen that he was born for candor and affection to his fellow creatures. And if the speculative would find that habitual state of war which they are sometimes pleased to honor with the name of "the state of nature", they will find it in the contest that subsists between the despotical prince and his subjects...”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 1, Section X.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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