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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.

Adam Ferguson

Adam Ferguson Biography

  Nationality: Scottish
Type: Philosopher

Born: June 20, 1723
Death: February 22, 1816
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