Conversations on political economy; by the author of 'Conversations on chemistry'. By Mrs. Marcet1839 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 37 - Every man, when he enters into society, gives " up a part of his natural liberty, as the price of so " valuable a purchase; and in consideration of receiving " the advantages of mutual commerce, obliges himself " to conform to those laws which the community has " thought proper to establish. For no man who
Pàgina 37 - and uncontrolled power of doing whatever he " pleases; the consequence of which is, that every " other man would also have the same power, and " there would be no security to individuals in any of " the enjoyments of life: political, therefore, or civil " liberty, which is that of a member of society, is " no other than natural liberty, so far restrained by
Pàgina 63 - and without any of them having been educated to " this peculiar business, they certainly could not each " of them have made twenty, perhaps not one pin in " a day ; that is, certainly, not the two hundred and " fortieth, perhaps not the four thousand eight
Pàgina 255 - end of the year" we may all be better clothed and " better lodged. And if, instead of employing a man " I feed in making bricks, I employ him in fiddling " for me, the corn he eats is gone, and no part of his " manufacture remains to augment the
Pàgina 61 - I say, all these things, and consider what a " variety of labour is employed about each of them, we " shall be sensible that without the assistance and co" operation of many thousands, the very meanest
Pàgina 60 - artificer or day-labourer in a civilised and thriving " country, and you will perceive that the number of " people of whose industry a part, though but a small " part, has been employed in procuring him this
Pàgina 255 - richer than I was at the beginning. But if, while " I feed them, I employ them, some in spinning, " others in hewing timber and sawing boards, others " in making bricks for building, the value of my corn " will be arrested, and remain with me, and at the
Pàgina 63 - part of what they are at present capable of " performing, in consequence of a proper division and " combination of their different operations." CAROLINE. These effects of the division of labour are
Pàgina 63 - eight thousand pins, might be considered as making " four thousand eight hundred pins in a day. But if " they had all wrought separately and independently, " and without any of them having been educated to " this peculiar business, they certainly could not each " of them have made twenty, perhaps not one pin in " a day ; that is, certainly, not the two hundred and " fortieth, perhaps not the four thousand eight
Pàgina 256 - conveniences of the family : I shall therefore be the " poorer for this fiddling man, unless the rest of my " family work more or eat less to make up the de' ficiency he occasions." CAROLINE. But the fiddler might perhaps be a hired musician, not a servant. MRS. B. The class of unproductive labourers is far from being confined to menial