David Hume's Quote - The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road

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The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road

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

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The law always limits every power it gives. – David Hume

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Men often act knowingly against their interest. – David Hume

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

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Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose. – Frank Knox

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Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue. – Henry Bolingbroke

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