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 xi
... a headlong and pernicious eagerness , and served to augment the fearful amount of those elements of discord and suffering , which it was believed had been demon- " strated to exist in the very constitution of man PREFACE . xi.
... a headlong and pernicious eagerness , and served to augment the fearful amount of those elements of discord and suffering , which it was believed had been demon- " strated to exist in the very constitution of man PREFACE . xi.
Page xxvi
... amount of the remuneration received by the majority of the laborers in the world , ( the peasant cultivators , ) can only be attained after a survey of the forms and conditions of the various rents they pay . In enquiring into wages , I ...
... amount of the remuneration received by the majority of the laborers in the world , ( the peasant cultivators , ) can only be attained after a survey of the forms and conditions of the various rents they pay . In enquiring into wages , I ...
Page xxvii
... amount of the funds devoted to their maintenance , once explained , the circumstances which determine the rate of wages in the different stages and forms of human society will be before us . After such a preparation , and with a proper ...
... amount of the funds devoted to their maintenance , once explained , the circumstances which determine the rate of wages in the different stages and forms of human society will be before us . After such a preparation , and with a proper ...
Page xxx
... amount of the revenue drawn by the state from the incomes of the laborers , the landowners , or the capitalists . We shall then attempt to ob- serve the limits of the financial fruitfulness of each class ; and to determine the points ...
... amount of the revenue drawn by the state from the incomes of the laborers , the landowners , or the capitalists . We shall then attempt to ob- serve the limits of the financial fruitfulness of each class ; and to determine the points ...
Page xxxiv
... amount of evil to be endured is certain and un- avoidable , and the individual sufferers cannot escape their doom . In the latter case the average amount of evil may be indefinitely diminished by human efforts , and no individual ...
... amount of evil to be endured is certain and un- avoidable , and the individual sufferers cannot escape their doom . In the latter case the average amount of evil may be indefinitely diminished by human efforts , and no individual ...
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