 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on State and Coercion(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 #13 on Political Struggle Quotes >> State and Coercion
“...where the reverence of forms cannot repress disorder, a rigorous and severe police, armed with every species of corporal punishment, is applied to the purpose. The whip, and the cudgel, are held up to all orders of men.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 5, Section IV.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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