David Hume Quote

Nothing is more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than to see the easiness with which the many are governed by the few, and to observe the implicit submission with which men resign their own sentiments and passions to those of their rulers.


Essays: Moral and Political (1741–2) 'Of the First Principles of Government'


Nothing is more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than to see the easiness with which the many are governed by ...

Nothing is more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than to see the easiness with which the many are governed by ...

Nothing is more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than to see the easiness with which the many are governed by ...

Nothing is more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a philosophical eye, than to see the easiness with which the many are governed by ...