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Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind - Page 127
by Dugald Stewart - 1822 - 280 pages
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 48

1828 - 722 pages
...neighbours, and to purchase, with a part of its produce, whatever else they have occasion for. And he infers, that what is prudence, in the conduct of every private...can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. ' The advocate of restriction and prohibition admits, that if the interests of the consumers were alone...
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An Inquiry Into the Various Systems of Political Economy: Their Advantages ...

Charles Ganilh - 1812 - 520 pages
...their neighbours, and to purchase with a part of its produce whatever else they have occasion for. " What is prudence in the conduct of every private family,...can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 16

1819 - 660 pages
...the same thing, with the price, of a part of it, whatever else they have occasion for. '•That which is prudence in the conduct of every private family,...can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. If 'a foreign foiaitry can tupply ut vith a commodity cheaper than we ourteivet can make it, belter...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 16

1819 - 652 pages
...part of it, whatever else they have occasion for. «•That which is prudence in the conduct of evafy private family, can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply its try in these branches, they make for them -wives an'l families,...
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Addresses of the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of National Industry

Mathew Carey - 1820 - 312 pages
...the same thing, with the price of a part of it, whatever else they have occasion for. " That which is prudence in the conduct of every private family,...can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy...
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Three Lectures on the Transmission of the Precious Metals from Country to ...

Nassau William Senior - 1828 - 112 pages
...neighbours, and to purchase, with a part of its produce, whatever else they have occasion for. And he infers, that what is prudence, in the conduct of every private...can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. The advocate of restriction and prohibition admits, that if the interests of the consumers were alone...
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Elements of the philosophy of the human mind

Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 482 pages
...governed. When a political writer, in order to expose the folly of those commercial regulations, which aim at the encouragement of domestic industry by restraints...prosperity. But, in another sense, and in a much more philosophical one, he may be said to oppose to the false theories of statesmen, the common sense of...
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The Works of Dugald Stewart: Elements of the philosophy of the human mind

Dugald Stewart - 1829 - 474 pages
...governed. When a political writer, in order to expose the folly of those commercial regulations, which aim at the encouragement of domestic industry by restraints...prosperity. But, in another sense, and in a much more philosophical one, he may be said to oppose to the false theories of statesmen, the common sense of...
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Three Lectures on the Cost of Obtaining Money: And on Some ..., Volume 28

Nassau William Senior - 1830 - 308 pages
...with a part of * Book iv. chap. 2. its produce, whatever else they have occasion for. And he infers, that what is prudence in the conduct of every private...can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. The advocate of restriction and prohibition admits that if the interest of the consumers were alone...
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Essay on Civil Policy, Or the Science of Legislation: Comprising the Origin ...

Charles Putt - 1830 - 496 pages
...prudent man would cultivate the soil, or make any lasting improvements, which the next day might be * "What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom."—Smith's Wealth of Nations, b. ii. ch. 4. taken from him, by some more powerful invader!...
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