"The mutual dependence of men is so great in all societies that scarce any human action is entirely complete in itself…"

"Experimental inference and reasoning concerning the actions of others enters so much into human life that no man, whi…"

"From the observation of several parallel instances, philosophers form a maxim that the connexion between all causes a…"

"In general, the characters of men are, to a certain degree, inconstant and irregular. ... The internal principles and…"

"The doctrines, both of necessity and of liberty, as above explained, are not only consistent with morality, but are a…"

"In proportion as men extend their dealings, and render their intercourse with others more complicated, they always co…"

"There is no method of reasoning more common, and yet none more blamable, than, in philosophical disputes, to endeavor…"

"Philosophers, observing that, almost in every part of nature, there is contained a vast variety of springs and princi…"

"Irregular events... can be no proof that the laws of nature are not observed with the greatest regularity in its inte…"

"It seems almost impossible... to engage either in science or action of any kind without acknowledging the doctrine of…"