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Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition

Every wise, just, and mild government, by rendering the condition of its subjects easy and secure, will always abound most in people, as well as in commodities and riches. – David Hume

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Scholastic learning and polemical divinity retarded the growth of all true knowledge. – David Hume

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