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David Hume

1711–1776

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Scottish philosopher and essayist. His political essays ask why anyone obeys, and what a free press is for.

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Classics · Project Gutenberg
Of the First Principles of Government
Force is always on the side of the governed. Hume asks why anyone obeys.
1741 · 8 min
Classics · Project Gutenberg
Of the Liberty of the Press
Hume’s short case that a free press is mixed up with the British constitution itself.
1741 · 8 min