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Common terms and phrasesacts of Parliament Adam Smith adaptation assert assume authority become belief called CHAPTER character circumstances civilization claims conduct consequences consider constitution desire despotism diminish Divine doctrine duty equal freedom equity essential ethical evil exercise of faculties existence expediency fact feeling follow force fulfillment function further give gratification greater greatest happiness Hence Herbert Spencer human ideas implies impulse individual inference instinct institutions Jack Schwartzman justice labor law of equal legislative less liberty of action limits maintain man's matter means men's men's rights ment moral law moral sense nature needful obtained opinion organization original pain perfect perfect law political polyps Poor Law possession possible practice present principle produce race reason relationship respect rule savage sentiment serfs sinecurist slavery Social Statics society suppose theory things tion trade trespass true truth wrong References to this bookFrom other books
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