Earl of Shaftesbury
The Unionist 1833-09-05
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The Earl of Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley-Cooper (1671-1713). This quote comes from his Characteristicks of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times. , Volume II. Containing An Inquiry concerning Virtue and Merit. The Moralists: A Philosophical Rhapsody, London, 1711 p. 238-239. There is an online copy of the original in Google Play (https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=0ZQTAAAAQAAJ&pg=GBS.PP6&hl=en)