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 5
... reason of those who will think upon the subject . It is to that tribunal that every writer addresses himself . Those who do not acknowledge the au- thority and unity of reason , calmly and impartially exer- cised , may dispute the ...
... reason of those who will think upon the subject . It is to that tribunal that every writer addresses himself . Those who do not acknowledge the au- thority and unity of reason , calmly and impartially exer- cised , may dispute the ...
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... reason why he should prefer the moral to the immoral course , he will answer , and not without reason , that he is a better judge than you of what pleases him - he will disbelieve what you tell him , but cannot prove to him , of ...
... reason why he should prefer the moral to the immoral course , he will answer , and not without reason , that he is a better judge than you of what pleases him - he will disbelieve what you tell him , but cannot prove to him , of ...
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... reason assigned by them for this preference , namely , that in agriculture labour is most productive , as being exclusively assisted by the powers of Nature , is an evident fallacy . The manufacturer and the mer- chant avail themselves ...
... reason assigned by them for this preference , namely , that in agriculture labour is most productive , as being exclusively assisted by the powers of Nature , is an evident fallacy . The manufacturer and the mer- chant avail themselves ...
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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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