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Quotation from Essays, Moral and Political (selection) by David Hume
“Weakness, fear, melancholy, together with ignorance, are, therefore, the true sources of Superstition.”
Essays, Moral and Political (selection), Of Superstition and Enthusiasm (John Long selection (London, early 20th century), Project Gutenberg text)
Hume's account of the state of mind in which unknown evils are dreaded from unknown agents.
Citation: "Weakness, fear, melancholy, together with ignorance, are, therefore, the true sources of Superstition." — David Hume, Essays, Moral and Political (selection), Of Superstition and Enthusiasm (John Long selection (London, early 20th century), Project Gutenberg text). (id hume-political-essays-q6)
Portrait: David Hume, Allan Ramsay, Public domain.
