Principles of Political Economy: Deduced from the Natural Laws of Social Welfare and Applied to the Present State of Britain |
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Page 47
... likewise , necessary for the maintenance of life ; but they are not on that account usually considered as sacrifices . As has just been remarked , we often see the amateur artist , gardener , farmer , or me- chanic , fatigue himself as ...
... likewise , necessary for the maintenance of life ; but they are not on that account usually considered as sacrifices . As has just been remarked , we often see the amateur artist , gardener , farmer , or me- chanic , fatigue himself as ...
Page 94
... likewise , their pur- chasing power was greatly lessened ; so much so indeed , that the inadequacy of the current wages of agricultural labour to maintain a family was the cause of their being then , for the first time , supplemented ...
... likewise , their pur- chasing power was greatly lessened ; so much so indeed , that the inadequacy of the current wages of agricultural labour to maintain a family was the cause of their being then , for the first time , supplemented ...
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... likewise to bring them from the spot where they are prepared , to the market or place where they are sold . In fact , the greater proportion of the most important objects of commerce - those which com- pose the food of man , and the raw ...
... likewise to bring them from the spot where they are prepared , to the market or place where they are sold . In fact , the greater proportion of the most important objects of commerce - those which com- pose the food of man , and the raw ...
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PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE ON the Coincidence of | 1 |
Primary Natural Rights1 To Personal | 13 |
Duty of a Government the securing | 28 |
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