Principles of political economy, deduced from the natural laws of social welfare, and applied to the present state of BritainLongman, 1833 - 457 pages |
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... course which he ought ' to have taken , which alone would have been for the best ; ' that is , as we interpret it , most for the welfare of mankind . ' 6 Paley makes abstract or natural right to depend on the will of God , directly ...
... course which he ought ' to have taken , which alone would have been for the best ; ' that is , as we interpret it , most for the welfare of mankind . ' 6 Paley makes abstract or natural right to depend on the will of God , directly ...
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... course , to be that of the species , unless plain proof to the contrary is made manifest . And again , that the interest of the present generation must be supposed coincident with that of the race , or of future generations , in the ...
... course , to be that of the species , unless plain proof to the contrary is made manifest . And again , that the interest of the present generation must be supposed coincident with that of the race , or of future generations , in the ...
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... course , liable to be frequently clouded by prejudice and overborne by opposing passions . A man may feel a consciousness of doing wrong in ill - treating or destroying a fellow . creature , or in forcibly taking from him the fruits of ...
... course , liable to be frequently clouded by prejudice and overborne by opposing passions . A man may feel a consciousness of doing wrong in ill - treating or destroying a fellow . creature , or in forcibly taking from him the fruits of ...
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... course or system of con- duct most conducive to the general welfare , and , therefore , right , both the moral and legal rules ought , so far as the least comprehensive of the two extends , to coincide , and , in all cases , to har ...
... course or system of con- duct most conducive to the general welfare , and , therefore , right , both the moral and legal rules ought , so far as the least comprehensive of the two extends , to coincide , and , in all cases , to har ...
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... course of conduct , form the most copious and inexhaustible sources of pleasure ; so that the true interest of the individual is , in almost every case , identified with that of his kind . The exceptions are comparatively rare ; and in ...
... course of conduct , form the most copious and inexhaustible sources of pleasure ; so that the true interest of the individual is , in almost every case , identified with that of his kind . The exceptions are comparatively rare ; and in ...
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accumulated Adam Smith advantages afford agriculture amount arts benefit capital circulating circumstances comforts commerce commodities condition consequently consumed continually corn CORN-LAWS cost cultivation demand division of labour duce duction duties effect employed employment enjoyment equally evils exchange exclusive exertions existence expense extent favourable fertility foreign greater happiness human improvement increase individual industry injury interest invested Ireland labouring class land landlord less likewise limited machinery manufactures ment MIXED MATHEMATICS mode monopoly moral natural justice natural laws natural right necessary numbers object obtain occupation owner parishes parties perhaps persons Political Economy poor poor-law poor-rate population portion possession present principle procure production profit proportion proportionate purchase quantity raw produce rent skill society soil sumers supply surplus surplus labour taxation things tion tithe tivation trade value of money villeins wages wealth