The philosophic spirit has turned the thoughts of many of the historians of our times in this direction; but… — Jean Jacques Rousseau

The philosophic spirit has turned the thoughts of many of the historians of our times in this direction; but I doubt whether truth has profited by their labours. The rage for systems has got possession of all alike, no one seeks to see things as they are, but only as they agree with his system.

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