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Scottish Enlightenment Philosopher, Historian, Economist, Librarian and Essayist, as well as Philosophical Empiricist, Skeptic, and Naturalist
: Generally regarded as one of the most important philosophers to write in English, David Hume (1711?1776) was also well known in his own time as an historian and essayist. (From: Plato.Stanford.edu.)
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Quote #11 on Political Struggle Quotes >> State and Authority
“An established government has an infinite advantage, by that very circumstance of its being established; the bulk of mankind being governed by authority, not reason...”
Source: "Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth," by David Hume, 1754. Part 2, Essay XVI: Idea of a Perfect Commonwealth.
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