 | Adam Smith - 1811 - 532 pages
...statesman or lawgiver can do fpr him. The statesman, who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would...to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hand$ of a man who had folly and pre* sumption enough to fancy himself... | |
 | Europe - 1811 - 558 pages
...a similar exercise of ptm-or. " The statesman, who should 'ittempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would not only load himself with :i most unnecessary attention, but assume an authority which could safely be trusted not only to no... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Ireland - 1812 - 372 pages
...man or lawgiver can do for him. The states"man, who should attempt to direct private " people in what manner they ought to employ " their capitals, would...to no single person, but to no council or " senate whatever,and which would nowhere be *' so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had •*' folly and... | |
 | Charles Ganilh - Comparative economics - 1812 - 504 pages
...statesman or lawgiver can do for him. The statesman who should attempt to direct private peppie in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would « not only load himself with a most unnecessary concern, but as'' sume an authority which could neither be safely trusted to any -' single person,... | |
 | Jeremy Bentham - Costs (Law) - 1816 - 292 pages
...edit. 8vo. " capitals> " capitals, would not only load him" self with a most unnecessary atten" tion, but assume an authority which * could safely be trusted, not only to ft no single person, but to no council " or senate whatsoever, and which " would no where be so dangerous... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - Commercial law - 1824 - 1090 pages
...statesman or lawgiver can do for him. The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would...unnecessary attention, but assume an authority which could be safely entrusted, not only to no single person, but to no council or senate whatever; and which... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Senate - Government publications - 1837 - 632 pages
...statesman or law-giver can do for him. The statesman, who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would...only to no single person, but to no council or senate whatsoever, and which would no where be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption... | |
 | John Ramsay McCulloch - Commerce - 1833 - 142 pages
...by others. ' The statesman,' says Dr. Smith, ' who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would...to no council or senate whatever, and which would nowhere be so dangerous as in the hands of a man who had folly and presumption enough to fancy himself... | |
 | Jean Baptiste Say - Economics - 1834 - 556 pages
...would have gone of its own accord. The statesman, who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals, would...unnecessary attention, but assume an authority, which tfould safely be (1) We already have had occasion to remark (note l,page 108) that there can be few... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1835 - 494 pages
...lawgiver can do for him. The statesman, ' " who should attempt to direct private people in ' " what manner they ought to employ their capitals, ' " would not only load himself with a most unne' " cessary attention, but assume an authority which ' " could safely be trusted, not only to no... | |
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The statesman who should attempt to direct private people in what manner they ought to employ their capitals would not only load himself with a most unnecessary attention, but assume an authority which could safely be trusted, not only to no single person,... 
