Like the winds that we come we know not whence and blow whither soever they list, the forces of society are derived from an obscure and distant origin. They arise before the date of philosophy, from the instincts, not the speculations of men.
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Nationality: Scottish Type: Philosopher Born: June 20, 1723 Death: February 22, 1816 |
“The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the sand of a river; and the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action and a power that goes to making the f”
“The humanitarian would, of course, have us meddle in foreign affairs as part of his program of world service.”