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Page 141
... depends on the moral sign attached to it , just as sternly as that of a mathematical quantity depends on the algebraical sign attached to it . Any given accumulation of commercial wealth may be indicative , on the one hand , of faithful ...
... depends on the moral sign attached to it , just as sternly as that of a mathematical quantity depends on the algebraical sign attached to it . Any given accumulation of commercial wealth may be indicative , on the one hand , of faithful ...
Page 165
... depends on its relative human capacity . Similarly : The agreeableness of a thing depends not merely on its own likeableness , but on the number of people who can be got to like it . The relative agreeable- ness , and therefore ...
... depends on its relative human capacity . Similarly : The agreeableness of a thing depends not merely on its own likeableness , but on the number of people who can be got to like it . The relative agreeable- ness , and therefore ...
Page 240
... depends upon its intelligibility and credit . Its intelligibility depends chiefly on the difficulty of forging anything like it ; its credit much on national character , but ultimately always on the existence of substantial means of ...
... depends upon its intelligibility and credit . Its intelligibility depends chiefly on the difficulty of forging anything like it ; its credit much on national character , but ultimately always on the existence of substantial means of ...
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