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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... evident . The writer has endeavoured to clear the subject from the abstruse and unnecessary mystification in which it has been shrouded of late by some of its more popular expounders ; and to bring its leading principles within the ...
... evident . The writer has endeavoured to clear the subject from the abstruse and unnecessary mystification in which it has been shrouded of late by some of its more popular expounders ; and to bring its leading principles within the ...
Page 2
... evident to every reasonable mind , and will pro- bably be disputed by none , that whatever course of conduct makes most for the happiness of mankind is , abstractedly , for the best , ' or right in man . Abstract right , therefore , or ...
... evident to every reasonable mind , and will pro- bably be disputed by none , that whatever course of conduct makes most for the happiness of mankind is , abstractedly , for the best , ' or right in man . Abstract right , therefore , or ...
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... evident that justice is one and invariable ; that laws may sanction wrong as well as right ; that there must be therefore some other criterion of their justice or rightfulness than their establishment by the local authority of the day ...
... evident that justice is one and invariable ; that laws may sanction wrong as well as right ; that there must be therefore some other criterion of their justice or rightfulness than their establishment by the local authority of the day ...
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... evident , of two things , Either the force of the stronger individual , or some rule of right volun- tarily acknowledged by him , or enforced upon his observance by a still stronger party . It is probable , as has been said , that some ...
... evident , of two things , Either the force of the stronger individual , or some rule of right volun- tarily acknowledged by him , or enforced upon his observance by a still stronger party . It is probable , as has been said , that some ...
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... evident that the majority of the members of a society must always feel it to be against their interest that the strong and crafty should do what they please with the persons or acquisitions of the weaker and incautious . Scarcely any ...
... evident that the majority of the members of a society must always feel it to be against their interest that the strong and crafty should do what they please with the persons or acquisitions of the weaker and incautious . Scarcely any ...
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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