 The riches, strength, and glory, of nations ; the topics which history celebrates, and which alone almost engage the praises and possess the admiration of mankind ; have no value farther than as they contribute to this end.  The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 3441815Full view - About this book
 | William Paley - 1806 - 502 pages
...augmented by increasing the number of the percipients, or the pleasure df their perceptions. J. HE final view of all rational politics is to produce...quantity of happiness in a given tract of country. The riches, strength, and glory of nations; the topics which history celebrates, and which alone almost... | |
 | William Paley, William Hamilton Reid - 1810 - 350 pages
...transgress it is upon him, is almost sure to reason himself into an error. : Happiness ; Political. The final view of all rational politics is to produce the greatest quanti ty of happiness in a given tract of country. The riches, strength and glory of nations ; the... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 456 pages
...the public safety." (C 1C XI. yOPULATIpN AND. PROVISION; AND J AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE, AS THERETO. THE final view of all rational politics is, to .produce...quantity of happiness in. a given tract of country. The riches, strength, and glory, of nations ; the topics 'which history celebrates, and which alone almost... | |
 | William Paley - 1811 - 540 pages
...; AND OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE, AS SUBSERVIENT THERETO. THE final view of all rational politicks is, to produce the greatest quantity of happiness in a given tract of country. The riches, strength, and glory of nations ; the topicks which history celebrates, and which alone almost... | |
 | Joseph Chitty - 1812 - 192 pages
...their enactment. It is allowed by every writer on political eco-impolicy of nomy, that the great object of all rational politics is to produce the greatest quantity of happiness in a given tract of country—that this must be effecteel by increasing the number of the percipients^ provided they be... | |
 | John Weyland - 1816 - 556 pages
...attaining it are equal likewise. But (as Dr. Paley, Mor. Phil. b. vi. c. ii. p. 345 , finely observes) " The final view of all rational politics is. to produce...quantity of happiness in a given tract of country ; " and we may fairly conclude that the intention of Providence is the same with respect to the world... | |
 | John Weyland - 1816 - 538 pages
...attaining it are equal likewise. But (as Dr. Paley, Mor. Phil. b. vi. c. ii. p. 345., finely observes) " The final view of all rational politics is to produce...quantity of happiness in a given tract of country ; " and we may fairly conclude that the intention of Providence is the same with respect to the world... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1816 - 624 pages
...sorrows, they alleviate the pain, and make misfortune or deprivation the easier to be endured : and as the final view of all rational politics is to produce the greatest quantity of happiness, if matrimony tends to do so, it ought, instead of being checked, to be encouraged; for the happiness... | |
 | William Paley - 1823 - 476 pages
...CHAP. XI. Of population and provision ; and of agriculture ami commi i. • , as subsereient thereto. THE final view of all rational politics is, to produce...quantity of happiness in a given tract of country. The riches, strength, and glory, of nations ; the topics which history celebrates, and which alone almost... | |
 | William Paley - 1824 - 472 pages
...safety." CHAP. XI. Of population, and provision; and of agriculture and commerce, as subservient thereto. THE final vie,w of all rational politics is, to produce...quantity of happiness in a given tract of country. The riches, strength, and glory, of nations ; the topics which history celebrates, and which alone almost... | |
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