What David Hume thinks about war

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Scottish philosopher of the Scottish Enlightenment (1711 to 1776), born in Edinburgh; author of A Treatise of Human Nature, the Enquiries, and a History of England.

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1. c. 1741–1776

   Our readingGovernment rests on opinion alone, even the most despotic and military

   government

   Their wordsIt is, therefore, on opinion only that government is founded; and this maxim extends to the most despotic and most military governments, as well as to the most free and most popular.

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