Of Refinement in the Arts (1777) [ Concepts ]
… at once by all the Italian sovereigns; while the Venetian aristocracy was jealous of its subjects, the Florentine democracy applied itself entirely to commerce; Rome was governed by priests, and Naples by women. War then became the … manner, which is peculiar to ignorant and barbarous nations." … Commerce … Refinement … Luxury … Charity … Corruption … Democracy … Disorder … Happiness … Taken from David Hume, Essays, Moral, and Political, and Literary (1741, 1777). See …
Commerce | Refinement | Luxury | Charity | Corruption | Democracy | Disorder | Happiness
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