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Avarice, the spur of industry. - David Hume

Avarice, the spur of industry. – David Hume

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Any person seasoned with a just sense of the imperfections of natural reason, will fly to revealed truth with the greatest avidity. – David Hume

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A man acquainted with history may, in some respect, be said to have lived from the beginning of the world, and to have been making continual additions to his stock of knowledge in every century. – David Hume

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The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny. – David Hume

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