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"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."

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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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