James Steuart (October 21, 1712 - November 26, 1780) on Society and Freedom(published by RevoltSource) |
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18th-Century Scottish Jacobite, Father of Western Sociology, Author, Historian, Anthropologist, and Social Scientist
: A prominent Scottish Jacobite and author of "probably the first systematic treatise written in English about economics" and the first book in English with 'political economy' in the title. He assumed the surname of Denham late in life; he inherited his cousin's baronetcy of Coltness in 1773. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #26 on Political Struggle Quotes >> Society and Freedom
“[In good countries] The people are free, slavery is unknown, and every man is charged with feeding himself, and bringing up his children.”
Source: "An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Economy," by Sir James Steuart, 1767. Book 1, Chapter 20.
"An Inquiry into the Principles of Political Economy," by Sir James Steuart, 1767.
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