Political essays / David Hume ; edited by Knud Haakonssen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Of the liberty of the press -- 2. That politics may be reduced to a science -- 3. Of the first principles of government -- 4. Of the origin of government -- 5. Of the independency of Parliament -- 6. Whether the British government inclines more to absolute monarchy, or to a republic -- 7. Of parties in general -- 8. Of the parties of Great Britain -- 9. Of superstition and enthusiasm -- 10. Of civil liberty -- 11. Of the rise and progress of the arts and sciences -- 12. Of national characters -- 13. Of commerce -- 14. Of refinement in the arts -- 15. Of money -- 16. Of interest -- 17. Of the balance of trade -- 18. Of the jealousy of trade -- 19. Of the balance of power -- 20. Of taxes -- 21. Of public credit -- 22. Of some remarkable customs -- 23. Of the original contract -- 24. Of passive obedience -- 25. Of the coalition of parties -- 26. Of the Protestant succession -- 27. Idea of a perfect commonwealth -- Appendix: Excerpts from Hume's History of England.