• The first Rudiments of Morality, broach'd by skilful Politicians, to render Men useful to each other as well as tractable, were chiefly contrived that the Ambitious might reap the more Benefit from, and govern vast Numbers of them with the greater Ease and Security.

  Source: The Fable of the Bees An Enquiry into the Origin of Moral Virtue, p. 33

  Bernard Mandeville
  British writer and artist 1670-1733
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. politicians
2. tractable
3. contrived
4. ambitious
5. security
6. numbers

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The first Rudiments of Morality, broach'd by skilful Politicians, to render Men useful to each other as well as tractable, were chiefly contrived that the Ambitious might reap the more Benefit from, and govern vast Numbers of them with the greater Ease and Security. by : Bernard Mandeville

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