Of Civil Liberty (originally Of Liberty and Despotism)

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Avarice, the spur of industry, is so obstinate a passion, and works its way through so many real dangers and difficulties, that it is not likely to be scared by an imaginary danger, which is so small, that it scarcely admits of calculation.

David Hume

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Topic

Profit motive Greed

Author

David Hume

Source

Of Civil Liberty (originally Of Liberty and Despotism) Essays, Moral and Political

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1741 1740s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Original Citation

Hume, David. "Of Liberty and Despotism." Essays, Moral and Political. Edinburgh: A. Kincaid, 1741, no. 15.

Current Citation

Hume, David. "Of Civil Liberty." Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary: Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Tom L. Beauchamp and Mark A Box. Oxford University Press, 2022, pt. 1, no. 12.