Man was formed for society.

William Blackstone

Commentaries on the Laws of England

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Topic

Man as social animal Nature of man

Author

William Blackstone

Source

Commentaries on the Laws of England

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1765 1760s 18th century

Occupation

Judge Politician Lawyer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book the First. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1765, introduction, sec. 2.

Current Citation

Blackstone, William. Commentaries on the Laws of England: Book I Of the Rights of Persons, edited by David Lemmings. Oxford University Press, 2016, introduction, sec. 2.

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Sir, a woman's preaching is like a dog's walking on his hinder legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all.

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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Original Citation

Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 31 July 1763.

Current Citation

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I
a universe of atoms
an atom in the universe.

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Man and the universe Nature of man
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Feynman, Richard. "The Value of Science." 1955, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.