Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

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Nations, like men, have their infancy.

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

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Topic

Youth Nations

Author

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

Source

On the Study of History

Medium

Essay

Genre

Historical literature

Language

English

Time

1752 1750s 19th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Citation

St. John, Henry. "Of the Study of History." Letters on the Study and Use of History. J. J. Tourneisen, 1788, letter 5.

The great mistake is that of looking upon men as virtuous or thinking that they can be made so by laws.

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

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Topic

Misunderstanding human nature Human nature

Speaker

Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

Source

Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters

Language

English

Time

1728 1720s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lord Bolingbrooke. Quoted in Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters, written by Joseph Spence, edited by Samuel Weller Singer. W. H. Carpenter, 1820.