8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- People : ---------------------------------- Author : Adam Ferguson : An Essay on the History of Civil Society Text : ---------------------------------- When interest prevails in every breast, the sovereign and his party cannot escape the infection: he employs the force with which he is entrusted, to turn his people into a property, and to command their possessions for his profit or his pleasure. From : Part 2, Section III. Events : ---------------------------------- 8 -- Added : April 07, 2020 8 -- Updated : July 04, 2022 About This Textfile : ---------------------------------- Text file generated from : http://RevoltSource.com/