The Cabinet-Council

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Whoso taketh in hand to frame any state or government, ought to presuppose that all men are evil, and at occasions will show themselves so to be.

Sir Walter Raleigh

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Topic

Political theory Setting up a government Government

Author

Sir Walter Raleigh

Source

The Cabinet-Council

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1618 1610s 17th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Raleigh, Walter. The Cabinet-Council. London: Thomas Johnson, 1658, ch. 26.