Anthony Ashley Cooper, third Earl of Shaftesbury [ Philosophy / Art and Literature / Aristocracy ]
… writings of 'the Preacher of Good-nature', the Earl found corresponding theological ideas in defense of ' Kindness , Friendship , Sociableness , Love of Company and Converse , Natural Affection ' as the foundation of virtue, genuine … with Roman Catholicism could only lead to a dogmatic ' total Apostacy from all Candour, Equity, Trust, Sociableness, or Friendship' ( Inquiry, 150 [2.48]); in short, to Jacobitism. 8 . From a letter to Lord Somer, 30 March 1711. Quoted in …
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