"I am convinced, that, where men are the most sure and arrogant, they are commonly the most mistaken, and have there given reins to passion, without that proper deliberation and suspense, which can alone secure them from the grossest absurdities."
An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
Working from Nidditch's census and confirming 3 entries through the ESTC (1751, 1753, 1760, 1764, 1767, 1768, 1770, 1772, 1777).<br>
<br> 
First published as <u>An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals. By David Hume, Esq</u> (London: Printed for A. Millar, 1751). &lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW119331113&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://name.umdl.umich.edu/004806387.0001.000">Link to ECCO-TCP</a>&gt;<br>
<br>
Text from David Hume, <u>Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding and Concerning the Principles of Morals</u>. ed. L. A. Selby-Bigge, rev. ed. P. H. Nidditch (Oxford: Oxford UP, 1975).