"The Book had in a high degree excited us to self-activity, which is the best effect of any book."
— Thomas Carlyle

January 1, 1970

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ExistentialistsAcademics from ScotlandPhilosophers from ScotlandConservatives from the United KingdomHistorians from Scotland
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Bk. I, ch. 4.

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Bk. I, ch. 4.