 | Adam Ferguson (July 1, 1723 - February 22, 1816) on Race and Anti-Racism(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 #1 on Social Struggle Quotes >> Race and Anti-Racism
“The titles of "fellow citizen" and "countrymen", unopposed to those of "alien" and "foreigner", to which they refer, would fall into disuse, and lose their meaning. We love individuals on account of personal qualities...”
Source: "An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767. Part 1, Section IV.
"An Essay on the History of Civil Society," by Adam Ferguson, 1767.
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