The Principles of Population and Production as They are Affected by the Progress of Society: With a View to Moral and Politicial ConsequencesBaldwin, Cradock and Joy, 1816 - 493 pagina's |
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Pagina xvi
... not be surveyed , till at length occasional omissions dege- nerate into a faulty habit . The statesman , who is the workman in the ease before us , will necessarily follow the custom and way of thinking of the age 2 xvi PREFACE .
... not be surveyed , till at length occasional omissions dege- nerate into a faulty habit . The statesman , who is the workman in the ease before us , will necessarily follow the custom and way of thinking of the age 2 xvi PREFACE .
Pagina xxi
... habit of reflecting upon moral evidence , is aware that moral and political truths rest upon principles very different from those by which scientific truths are established . The assent of the mind is with difficulty obtained by 6 ...
... habit of reflecting upon moral evidence , is aware that moral and political truths rest upon principles very different from those by which scientific truths are established . The assent of the mind is with difficulty obtained by 6 ...
Pagina xxix
... habits and the consumption of food in luxuries will always prevent a people far advanced in society from literally pressing against the actual supply of food 187 But it may press against the conveniences of life , and require further ...
... habits and the consumption of food in luxuries will always prevent a people far advanced in society from literally pressing against the actual supply of food 187 But it may press against the conveniences of life , and require further ...
Pagina xxxi
... and tear of stock , and implements , and taxes .... 265 CHAPTER IX . Of the wages of labour 266 Effects of the progress of society on the wages of labour 267 And on the habits of the labourers These effects should CONTENTS . xxxi.
... and tear of stock , and implements , and taxes .... 265 CHAPTER IX . Of the wages of labour 266 Effects of the progress of society on the wages of labour 267 And on the habits of the labourers These effects should CONTENTS . xxxi.
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With a View to Moral and Politicial Consequences John Weyland. And on the habits of the labourers These effects should be provided for ... Illustrations from the state of wages in Scotland ... from Mr. Malthus's Inquiry into Rent ...
With a View to Moral and Politicial Consequences John Weyland. And on the habits of the labourers These effects should be provided for ... Illustrations from the state of wages in Scotland ... from Mr. Malthus's Inquiry into Rent ...
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The Principles of Population and Production: As They are Affected by the ... John Weyland Volledige weergave - 1816 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 405 - It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Pagina 454 - In the Name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity Their Majesties, the emperor of Austria, the king of Prussia, and the emperor of Russia...
Pagina 463 - Therefore, since custom is the principal magistrate of man's life, let men by all means endeavour to obtain good customs. Certainly custom is most perfect when it beginneth in young years : this we call education, which is in effect but an early custom.
Pagina 408 - And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
Pagina 13 - In two centuries the population would be to the means of subsistence as 256 to 9; in three centuries as 4,096 to 13, and in two thousand years the difference would be almost incalculable.
Pagina 34 - were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact, there is no such thing as travelling any considerable distance, or for any length of time, in this country, without their assistance.
Pagina 12 - In the first twenty-five years the population would be twenty-two millions, and the food being also doubled, the means of subsistence would be equal to this increase. In the next twenty-five years, the population would be forty-four millions, and the means of subsistence only equal to the support of thirty-three millions. In the next period the population would be eighty-eight millions, and the means of subsistence just equal to the support of half that number.
Pagina 5 - ... poor, of the great body of the people, seems to be the happiest and the most comfortable. It is hard in the stationary, and miserable in the declining state. The progressive state is in reality the cheerful and the hearty state to all the different orders of the society. The stationary is dull; the declining melancholy.
Pagina 392 - Collections relative to Systematic Relief of the Poor at different Periods, and in different Countries, with Observations on Charity, its proper Objects and Conduct, and its Influence on the Welfare of Nations. 8vo.
Pagina 456 - All the Powers who shall choose solemnly to avow the sacred principles which have dictated the present Act, and shall acknowledge how important it is for the happiness of nations, too long agitated, that these truths should henceforth exercise over the destinies of mankind all the influence which belongs to them, will be received with equal ardour and affection into this Holy Alliance.