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Adam Ferguson

Scottish Philosopher

Born: Jun 20, 1723

Died: Feb 22, 1816

Animal Capacity Climate Every Man Rights

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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

Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design. Adam Ferguson

Future Result Made Stumble Action Design Every Every Step Indeed Step Termed Equal Execution Blindness Any Human Nations Movement Establishments Which Ages Even Multitude Enlightened

The artist finds, that the more he can confine his attention to a particular part of any work, his productions are the more perfect, and grow under his hands in the greater quantities. Adam Ferguson

Work Finds More Perfect He Part Attention Particular Greater Quantities His Hands Any Artist Confine Productions Grow

Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate. Adam Ferguson

Man Animal Every Qualified Climate His Subsist Capacity

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