The Principle of the English Poor Laws: Illustrated and Defended, by an Historical View of Indigence in Civil Society ... to which are Added Observations on the State of the Indigent Poor in Ireland, and the Existing Institutions for Their Relief |
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... give to the poor be compelled to give * . # The process by which the population of the Highlands has been , without diminishing their numbers , transferred from the country to the towns , and the relief of indigence from the feudal lord ...
... give to the poor be compelled to give * . # The process by which the population of the Highlands has been , without diminishing their numbers , transferred from the country to the towns , and the relief of indigence from the feudal lord ...
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... give in proportion to the distress , without regard to re- ligious denominations . ” Mr. Duncan thus sums up the result of his in- quiries into the subject of the Poor in Ireland : " The Wealth of Ireland is less diffused than that of ...
... give in proportion to the distress , without regard to re- ligious denominations . ” Mr. Duncan thus sums up the result of his in- quiries into the subject of the Poor in Ireland : " The Wealth of Ireland is less diffused than that of ...
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... give him the coarsest and worst of the victuals ; and such of the skins as they do not choose to wear , are made up into the clumsiest clothing for their aged parents , who , as they had in all probability treated their fathers and ...
... give him the coarsest and worst of the victuals ; and such of the skins as they do not choose to wear , are made up into the clumsiest clothing for their aged parents , who , as they had in all probability treated their fathers and ...
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... , subject to the unlimited intrusion of no other right . The right of self - preservation implies , that all other rights whatsoever must give way to it . Property is the creature of civil society ; it assumes 41 PART II. ...
... , subject to the unlimited intrusion of no other right . The right of self - preservation implies , that all other rights whatsoever must give way to it . Property is the creature of civil society ; it assumes 41 PART II. ...
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... gives and him that takes ; " that kindness on one hand , and gra- titude on the other , are reciprocal , —I am most ready to allow . But as for that delightful inter- course which is to exist between the givers and receivers , when all ...
... gives and him that takes ; " that kindness on one hand , and gra- titude on the other , are reciprocal , —I am most ready to allow . But as for that delightful inter- course which is to exist between the givers and receivers , when all ...
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