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Page vii
... book will be remembered as amongst the most enduring literary productions of the nineteenth century . It is therefore necessary for me to explain the object I have had in view in writing the present work . The end I hope to attain , I ...
... book will be remembered as amongst the most enduring literary productions of the nineteenth century . It is therefore necessary for me to explain the object I have had in view in writing the present work . The end I hope to attain , I ...
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... book to prepare them- selves for examinations , I have prefixed a very detailed summary of Contents , which may be regarded as an ana- lysis of the work . I cannot conclude these prefatory remarks without acknowledging the kind ...
... book to prepare them- selves for examinations , I have prefixed a very detailed summary of Contents , which may be regarded as an ana- lysis of the work . I cannot conclude these prefatory remarks without acknowledging the kind ...
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... BOOK I. CH . I. Difficulty of the first elements of political economy . Prejudices against political economy . BOOK I. CH . I. Political economy is primarily concerned A 2.
... BOOK I. CH . I. Difficulty of the first elements of political economy . Prejudices against political economy . BOOK I. CH . I. Political economy is primarily concerned A 2.
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... BOOK I. CH . I. but does not ignore other mo- tives than the desire for wealth . BOOK I. CH . I. Meaning of the word ' Introductory Remarks . 5.
... BOOK I. CH . I. but does not ignore other mo- tives than the desire for wealth . BOOK I. CH . I. Meaning of the word ' Introductory Remarks . 5.
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... BOOK I. CH . III . and un- Although no wealth whatever can be produced without Productive labour , yet there is much labour which does not contribute productive to the creation of wealth . Hence , labour is divided into labour . two ...
... BOOK I. CH . III . and un- Although no wealth whatever can be produced without Productive labour , yet there is much labour which does not contribute productive to the creation of wealth . Hence , labour is divided into labour . two ...
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Page 519 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities ; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
Page 519 - The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain, and not arbitrary. The time of payment, the manner of payment, the quantity to be paid, ought all to be clear and plain to the contributor, and to every other person.
Page 520 - Thirdly, by the forfeitures and other penalties which those unfortunate individuals incur who attempt unsuccessfully to evade the tax, it may frequently ruin them, and thereby put an end to the benefit which the community might have received from the employment of their capitals.
Page 182 - Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden ; give him a nine years lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert.
Page 551 - Every tax ought to be levied at the time, or in the manner in which it is most likely to be convenient for the contributor to pay it.