Adam Ferguson Quotes
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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
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Author Details:
Type:
Philosopher Quotes
Category:
Scottish Philosopher Quotes
Date of Birth:
June 20, 1723
Date of Death:
February 22, 1816
Nationality:
Scottish
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Related Authors:
Friedrich Nietzsche
Confucius
Socrates
Aristotle
Lao Tzu
Sun Tzu
Deepak Chopra
Plato
Karl Marx
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