Excerpt from Enquiries Historical and Moral: Respecting the Character of Nations, and the Progress of Society The history of man, of the various aspects and forms under which he presents himself, is a sub ject which has engaged the attention Of many distinguished writers. It may be considered in many points of view; as relating to laws, to arts, to manners, to political regulation, and to other objects Of equal importance. Some writers have extended their plan to embrace all these indiscri minately; while others, with more ...
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Excerpt from Enquiries Historical and Moral: Respecting the Character of Nations, and the Progress of Society The history of man, of the various aspects and forms under which he presents himself, is a sub ject which has engaged the attention Of many distinguished writers. It may be considered in many points of view; as relating to laws, to arts, to manners, to political regulation, and to other objects Of equal importance. Some writers have extended their plan to embrace all these indiscri minately; while others, with more prudence per haps, have appropriated to themselves detached portions Of so extensive a field. Buti do not know Of any who have confined their attention to the moral history Of man, - to the manners and character of nations, and the circumstances on which these are dependent. Yet the importance Of this branch of the subject will not be denied. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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