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Quotation from The Commonwealth of Oceana by James Harrington
“The wisdom of the few may be the light of mankind; but the interest of the few is not the profit of mankind nor of a commonwealth.”
The Commonwealth of Oceana, Part I, The Preliminaries (Morley's Universal Library edition (1887), Project Gutenberg text)
Why the senate, though wise, must not have the final choice.
Citation: "The wisdom of the few may be the light of mankind; but the interest of the few is not the profit of mankind nor of a commonwealth." — James Harrington, The Commonwealth of Oceana, Part I, The Preliminaries (Morley's Universal Library edition (1887), Project Gutenberg text). (id harrington-oceana-q6)
Portrait: James Harrington (jha), Unknown artist, Public domain.
