Adam Ferguson quote

In every commercial state, notwithstanding any pretension to equal rights, the exaltation of a few must depress the many.
Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson
Born: Jun 20, 1723
Died: Feb 22, 1816

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