Townshend, C: National Thoughts, Recommended to the Serious

Anglický jazyk

Townshend, C: National Thoughts, Recommended to the Serious

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Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
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Excerpt from National Thoughts, Recommended to the Serious Attention of the Public: With an Appendix, Shewing the Damages Arising From a Bounty on Corn

It is a known and general obfervation that induftry creates trade -trade produces wealth; that the increafe of wealth will inevitably introduce luxury, which, in its turn, will dellroy every thing, by producing idlenefs and debauchery, which do gradual ly infeét the whole mafs of the people.

That it is true in fact, that fuch has been the fate of all countries, which have rifen to any height of wealth, cannot be denied; but Ifhall notwithfianding contend, and do hepe to make it appear, that foch regulations maybe provided, as may prevent fuch con fequences, and make even luxury (0 far beneficial, as to be an incitement to the ia troduction of manufactures not yet eflablifh ed, as well as to the improvement of thole already eitablifhed.

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