“ Men are necessarily born in a family-society, at least ”
David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (1751). copy citation
| Author | David Hume |
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| Source | An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals |
| Topic | society family |
| Date | 1751 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4320/4320-h/4320-h.htm |
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“Haec vident omnes.' Pro Sext. sec. 42.]
Whether such a condition of human nature could ever exist, or if it did, could continue so long as to merit the appellation of a STATE, may justly be doubted. Men are necessarily born in a family-society, at least; and are trained up by their parents to some rule of conduct and behaviour. But this must be admitted, that, if such a state of mutual war and violence was ever real, the suspension of all laws of justice, from their absolute inutility, is a necessary and infallible consequence.”
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