An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth and on the Sources of Taxation. By the Rev. Richard Jones ..., Volume 1 |
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Page ii
... - stances which affect the production of national wealth , without being struck by the importance and influence of those which are connected with its distribution : and attempts to discover the laws which determine íí PREFACE .
... - stances which affect the production of national wealth , without being struck by the importance and influence of those which are connected with its distribution : and attempts to discover the laws which determine íí PREFACE .
Page viii
... important department of human knowledge , was hardly likely to be the lot of one man , and the great work of Mr. Malthus contains certainly the elements of many errors , mixed with the portion of lasting truth which it was his fortune ...
... important department of human knowledge , was hardly likely to be the lot of one man , and the great work of Mr. Malthus contains certainly the elements of many errors , mixed with the portion of lasting truth which it was his fortune ...
Page xi
... important division of the population , to the great body of the people , was yet more appalling . In their case a further cause , and one dependent , like the decreasing fertility of the soil , on an unchangeable law of nature , was ...
... important division of the population , to the great body of the people , was yet more appalling . In their case a further cause , and one dependent , like the decreasing fertility of the soil , on an unchangeable law of nature , was ...
Page xiv
... important that we should not underrate the mischievous moral effects and consequences of a superficial system of philosophy , when we are about to recommend those laborious and united efforts necessary to lay the wide foundations of ...
... important that we should not underrate the mischievous moral effects and consequences of a superficial system of philosophy , when we are about to recommend those laborious and united efforts necessary to lay the wide foundations of ...
Page xviii
... and very cautious in- ferences . A portion of that task will be hereafter attempted , with a very deep sense both of its importance and its intricacy . multitudinous , too variable , and too capricious in their xviii PREFACE .
... and very cautious in- ferences . A portion of that task will be hereafter attempted , with a very deep sense both of its importance and its intricacy . multitudinous , too variable , and too capricious in their xviii PREFACE .
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