"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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About Adam Ferguson

Adam Ferguson was a Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment. He is known for influential work in social and political thought.

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