Principles of Political Economy: Deduced from the Natural Laws of Social Welfare and Applied to the Present State of Britain |
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... Wealth no certain mea- sure of happiness . — Test proposed . WEALTH , then , in its relation to happiness , is the subject of the investigations of Political Economy ; and by wealth we profess to understand all the necessaries ...
... Wealth no certain mea- sure of happiness . — Test proposed . WEALTH , then , in its relation to happiness , is the subject of the investigations of Political Economy ; and by wealth we profess to understand all the necessaries ...
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... wealth , on the ground that they are immaterial . Inasmuch as they are habitually bought and sold , I should consider them comprehended in the definition of wealth given above . I can see no essential distinction between the services of ...
... wealth , on the ground that they are immaterial . Inasmuch as they are habitually bought and sold , I should consider them comprehended in the definition of wealth given above . I can see no essential distinction between the services of ...
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... wealth in the world ; but will any one recom- mend it as a means of augmenting the mass of human happiness ? No ! wealth may be pur- chased at too high a price , if that price be the degradation and suffering of those who produce it .
... wealth in the world ; but will any one recom- mend it as a means of augmenting the mass of human happiness ? No ! wealth may be pur- chased at too high a price , if that price be the degradation and suffering of those who produce it .
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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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