Quotes by David Hume, Essays: Moral, Political and Literary
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![[I]t must be owned, that liberty is the perfection of civil society; but still authority must be acknowledged essential — David Hume, Essays: Moral, Political and Literary](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/28/84/288444_0.jpg "[I]t must be owned, that liberty is the perfection of civil society; but still authority must be acknowledged essential to its very existence: and in those contests, which so often take place between — David Hume, Essays: Moral, Political and Literary")
![[I]t must be owned, that liberty is the perfection of civil society; but still authority must be acknowledged essential — David Hume, Essays: Moral, Political and Literary](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/28/84/288444_1.jpg "[I]t must be owned, that liberty is the perfection of civil society; but still authority must be acknowledged essential to its very existence: and in those contests, which so often take place between — David Hume, Essays: Moral, Political and Literary")
![[I]t must be owned, that liberty is the perfection of civil society; but still authority must be acknowledged essential — David Hume, Essays: Moral, Political and Literary](https://quotesread.com/uploads/quotes/0/28/84/288444_2.jpg "[I]t must be owned, that liberty is the perfection of civil society; but still authority must be acknowledged essential to its very existence: and in those contests, which so often take place between — David Hume, Essays: Moral, Political and Literary")