Dugald Stewart

Dugald Stewart FRSE FRS (November 22, 1753 – June 11, 1828) was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher and mathematician. His father, Matthew Stewart (1715–1785), was professor of mathematics in the University of Edinburgh (1747–1772).

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    ... such is the horrible idea that I entertain respecting a life of servitude, that if I conceived of there being no possibility of my rising above the condition of servant, I would gladly hail death as a welcome messenger.
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