 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Masters and The Masses(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 #10 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Masters and The Masses
“...the master himself is probably the rudest and least cultivated animal of the herd; he is inferior to the slave whom he raises from a servile office to the first places of trust or of dignity in his court.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 6, Section VI.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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