David Hume, Essays In History (1742)
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Biographical IntroductionOF THE DELICACY OF TASTE AND PASSIONOF THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESSTHAT POLITICS MAY BE REDUCED TO A SCIENCEOF THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENTOF THE ORIGIN OF GOVERNMENTOF THE INDEPENDENCY OF PARLIAMENT[1]WHETHER THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT INCLINES MORE TO ABSOLUTE MONARCHY OR TO A REPUBLICOF PARTIES IN GENERALOF THE PARTIES OF GREAT BRITAINOF SUPERSTITION AND ENTHUSIASMOF THE DIGNITY OR MEANNESS OF HUMAN NATUREOF CIVIL LIBERTYOF ELOQUENCE
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Composed: 1742 CE