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“'Tis only from the selfishness and confin'd generosity of men, along with the scanty provision nature has made for his wants, that justice derives its origin.”

— David Hume

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Wikiquote: David Hume
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Part 2, Section 2

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Hume, David. (n.d.). Wikiquote: David Hume. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Hume

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