Knowledge is PowerBell and Daldy, 1866 - 426 pages |
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Page vii
... causes and conse- quences are not seen . In the last century it was said by another French writer who has scattered abroad sound and foolish opinions with a pretty equal hand , that " it requires a great deal of philosophy to observe ...
... causes and conse- quences are not seen . In the last century it was said by another French writer who has scattered abroad sound and foolish opinions with a pretty equal hand , that " it requires a great deal of philosophy to observe ...
Page viii
... causes and results- Yet the know- the things not seen - are dark and doubtful . ledge , so desirable to be acquired , is really not abstruse or difficult . It is to be attained by the young and the adult , through an exercise of the ...
... causes and results- Yet the know- the things not seen - are dark and doubtful . ledge , so desirable to be acquired , is really not abstruse or difficult . It is to be attained by the young and the adult , through an exercise of the ...
Page xi
... , deposits , and interest - Progress of accumulation - Insecurity of capital , its causes and results - Property , its constituents - Accumulation of capital . 34 CHAPTER V. Common Interests of Capital and Labour - Labour.
... , deposits , and interest - Progress of accumulation - Insecurity of capital , its causes and results - Property , its constituents - Accumulation of capital . 34 CHAPTER V. Common Interests of Capital and Labour - Labour.
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... cause of the highest individual and therefore general good , he obtains that dominion over every other being , and that control over the productive forces of nature , which alone can render him the monarch of all he surveys . The poor ...
... cause of the highest individual and therefore general good , he obtains that dominion over every other being , and that control over the productive forces of nature , which alone can render him the monarch of all he surveys . The poor ...
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... cause . Severe labour is succeeded by long fits of idleness , because their labour takes a chance direction . This is a universal case . Habits of idleness , of irregularity , of ferocity , are the characteristics of all those who ...
... cause . Severe labour is succeeded by long fits of idleness , because their labour takes a chance direction . This is a universal case . Habits of idleness , of irregularity , of ferocity , are the characteristics of all those who ...
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