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"Eighteenth Century"
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"An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals"
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Date: 1751, 1777
"It is sufficient for our present purpose, if it be allowed, what surely, without the greatest absurdity, cannot be disputed, that there is some benevolence, however small, infused into our bosom; some spark of friendship for human kind; some particle of the dove, kneaded into our frame, along wi...
preview | full record— Hume, David (1711-1776)
Date: 1751, 1777
"I am convinced, that, where men are the most sure and arrogant, they are commonly the most mistaken, and have there given reins to passion, without that proper deliberation and suspense, which can alone secure them from the grossest absurdities."
preview | full record— Hume, David (1711-1776)