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... knowledge . He was , on the whole , as original a thinker as Quesnay , without being equally subject to the common defect of original thinkers , a tendency to push his favourite theories to extremes ; and in the far greater freedom then ...
... knowledge . He was , on the whole , as original a thinker as Quesnay , without being equally subject to the common defect of original thinkers , a tendency to push his favourite theories to extremes ; and in the far greater freedom then ...
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... knowledge , the most important , and the most applicable to the pur- poses of government , is that which considers the nature and the origin of wealth . It is true that the ultimate object of government , and indeed the ultimate object ...
... knowledge , the most important , and the most applicable to the pur- poses of government , is that which considers the nature and the origin of wealth . It is true that the ultimate object of government , and indeed the ultimate object ...
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... knowledge of general principles to detect or expose , and which it is still more difficult to remedy without occasioning much immediate injury to individuals . I think , therefore , that I may venture to say , that no study ever ...
... knowledge of general principles to detect or expose , and which it is still more difficult to remedy without occasioning much immediate injury to individuals . I think , therefore , that I may venture to say , that no study ever ...
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... knowledge , Political Economy , from the com- plexity of its relations , and the vagueness of its no- menclature , offers the easiest scope to a prejudiced or an uncandid reasoner . The great improvements that are taking place in our ...
... knowledge , Political Economy , from the com- plexity of its relations , and the vagueness of its no- menclature , offers the easiest scope to a prejudiced or an uncandid reasoner . The great improvements that are taking place in our ...
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... purpose beyond the acquisition of knowledge . The third is intended to influence the will . It pre- supposes that some object is to be attained , and points out the easiest , the safest , or the 18 POLITICAL ECONOMY LECTURE II. ...
... purpose beyond the acquisition of knowledge . The third is intended to influence the will . It pre- supposes that some object is to be attained , and points out the easiest , the safest , or the 18 POLITICAL ECONOMY LECTURE II. ...
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