Sparta and the Scots
Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) is a lesser-known contemporary of his fellow Scots, Adam Smith (1723-1790) and David Hume (1711-1766). Though he shares much common ground with those two…
Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) is a lesser-known contemporary of his fellow Scots, Adam Smith (1723-1790) and David Hume (1711-1766). Though he shares much common ground with those two…
“Of all these [Gallic tribes], the Belgae are the strongest, because the provinces are farthest removed from culture and civilization, and not least because merchants often come…
In the dedicatory letter to his Discourses on Livy, Machiavelli reveals his intended audience, “I have chosen not those who are princes, but those who for their…