Fear is in almost all cases a wretched instrument of government, and ought in particular never to be employed against any order of men who have the smallest pretensions to independency.


Chapter I, Part III, p. 862. - The Wealth of Nations (1776) - Book V

Adam Smith Quotes

Fear is in almost all cases a wretched instrument of government, and ought in particular never to be employed against any order of men who have the...

Fear is in almost all cases a wretched instrument of government, and ought in particular never to be employed against any order of men who have the...

Fear is in almost all cases a wretched instrument of government, and ought in particular never to be employed against any order of men who have the...

Fear is in almost all cases a wretched instrument of government, and ought in particular never to be employed against any order of men who have the...