 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on State and Oppression(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 #5 on Political Struggle Quotes >> State and Oppression
“The rules of despotism are made for the government of corrupted men.... When fear is suggested as the only motive to duty, every heart becomes rapacious or base. And this medicine, if applied to a healthy body, is sure to create the distemper it is destined to cure.”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 6, Section I.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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