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...ESSAYS ON SOME UNSETTLED QUESTIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY by JOHN STUART MILL 1844 1844 1844 1844 1844 A PENN STATE... ...ESSAYS ON SOME UNSETTLED QUESTIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY by JOHN STUART MILL 1844 1844 1844 1844 1844 A PENN STATE ELECTRONI... ...CTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill is a publication of the Penn- sylvani... ...ASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill is a publication of the Penn- sylvania State Un... ...electronic transmission, in any way. Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill, the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity,... ... transmission, in any way. Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill, the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity, Electroni... .............................................71 ESSAY V: On the Definition of Political Economy; and on the Method of Investigation Proper to It............ ...................................71 ESSAY V: On the Definition of Political Economy; and on the Method of Investigation Proper to It...................... ..................................93 4 Essays on Some Unsettled Questions of Political Economy ESSAYS ON SOME UNSETTLED QUESTIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY b...

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...havoc wrought in the mind of our country by the existence of four distinct political sys- tems. I cannot, therefore, place this history under the pro-... ...et without partitions. Madame Bridau chose this lodging for three reasons: economy, for it cost only four hundred francs a year, so that she took a le... ... expect to live twenty years longer; and if she kept to the same system of economy she might leave to each child enough for the bare necessaries of li... ... like Agathe have a plain common-sense which enables them to perceive such political chicane: the poor woman saw the truth through the lines of her so... ...you make me play a pretty shabby part in that picture of yours?” By way of economy, Joseph had made the Descoings pose for his magnificent painting of... ...ation. Obliged to meet the decadence of fortunes by the practice of sordid economy, each family lives to itself. Moreover, society is permanently depr... ...er, given by Desroches who boarded his head-clerk, the two lawyers put the political convict in the diligence, and wished him good luck. 203 Balzac C... ...boiled in his veins, was too well aware of the importance of behaving with political prudence—which occasionally resembles cowardice—to take fire like... ...re as a favorite child, for she gave him courage, self-possession, and the political sagacity of a Cesar Borgia. But education had not bestowed upon h...

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...tance, I should have abandoned you to their wrath. “The release, civil and political, which it is so hard to win, which the police is so right to with... ...d too compromising, as if the physician and the writer, the priest and the political student, were not above all suspi- cion. However, a doctor who wa... ...man in the way just when we least expect such an obstacle. However great a political man may be, he always needs a woman to set against a woman, just ... ...oducing into it that which makes it delightful to most people—the stamp of political influence and dominion. You 49 Balzac will be as great as you no... ...hing that concerns her dress, and you must do her sewing from mo- tives of economy. Finally, nobody, not even the most insig- nificant creature, is ev... ...usted by King Ferdinand VII., to whom a bishop had recommended him, with a political mis- sion to France. The bishop, the only man who took any in- te... ... by travelers lost in a Sahara; but they never take the smallest fancy for economy. They venture forth to masked balls; they take journeys into the pr...

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...absorbed in the spectacle of a world travailing for lack of the gospel of “Political Justice”, the study of orthographical niceties must have seemed a... ... to it every power of his mind, every pulsation of his heart. He looked on political freedom as the direct agent to effect the happiness of mankind; a... ... fast aug- menting; and, in the ameliorations that have taken place in the political state of his country, we may trace in part the operation of his a... ...e public mind, as to how far a thirst for a happier condition of moral and political society survives, among the enlightened and refined, the tem- pes... ...virtue, and be incited to those inquir- ies which have led to my moral and political creed, and that of some of the sublimest intellects in the world.... ...lone would make your most kind and wise admonitions, on the subject of the economy of in- tellectual force, valuable to me. And, if I live, or if I se... ... meetings, and would always Stand prating there of commerce, public faith, Economy, and unadulterate coin, And other topics, ultra-radical; ...

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...man who knew himself honourably unclean, per- haps consequently a bit of a political jewel, hearing one of their number confounded for his pains, and ... ... cannot do, you must teach him to admire. A mercantile community guided by Political Economy from the ledger to the banquet presided over by its Dagon... ..., you must teach him to admire. A mercantile community guided by Political Economy from the ledger to the banquet presided over by its Dagon Capital, ... ...or recreative dancing! And what a people, to be turning it into a place of political agitation! And what a country, where from morning to night it’s a... ...nion of the 144 One of Our Conquerors old order and the new, cessation to political turmoil: Radi- calism, Socialism, all the monster names of things... ...ncountered Mr. Caddis, and it was an encounter. Mr. Caddis represented his political opinions; but here was this cur of a Caddis whineing his niminy n...

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...there would be room for—on condition of contriving a splendid particu- lar economy. Other persons in no small number were to people the scene, and eac... ...d, that is, of its proportional advan- tage; so that, in a word, the whole economy of his author’s relation to him has at important points to be redet... ...siog- 36 The Ambassadors nomic total, the upper range of which, the great political brow, the thick loose hair, the dark fuliginous eyes, re- called ... ...w completely restored. “Well, it’s green.” 61 Henry James “Do you mean in political colour as they say here—in thought?” “No; I mean the cover’s gree... ...urn then already prolonged to six months, that he had decided to go in for economy and the real thing, Strether’s fancy had quite fondly accompanied h...

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...ect, for it is associated with free sittings. Mrs Miff is not a student of political economy (she thinks the science is connected with dissenters; ‘Ba... ...t is associated with free sittings. Mrs Miff is not a student of political economy (she thinks the science is connected with dissenters; ‘Baptists or ...

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...a moisture that might have been taken for tears. CHAPTER 8 OF THE INTERNAL ECONOMY OF DOTHEBOYS HALL A RIDE OF TWO HUNDRED and odd miles in severe wea... ... general impression seemed to be, that as an explanation of Mr Gregsbury’s political con- duct, it did not enter quite enough into detail; and one gen... ...nk I understand,’ said Nicholas. ‘With regard to such questions as are not political,’ contin- ued Mr Gregsbury , warming; ‘and which one can’ t be ex... ...rivate ear, which were il- lustrated by various references to the domestic economy of the cottage, in which (those duties falling exclusively upon Kat...

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...barrassment, “the cause of this event?” “He attributed it, I believe, to a political cause.” “I doubted from the first; and now I think entirely as he... ...tle notice. This personage was M. Bonacieux, the respectable martyr of the political and amorous intrigues which entangled themselves so nicely togeth... ... and to his conviction, Mme. de Chevreuse not only served the queen in her political intrigues, but, what tormented him still more, in her amorous int... ... cardinal, “that the Duke of Buckingham came to Paris for a project wholly political.” “And I am sure that he came for quite another purpose, Monsieur... ...re, Duke,” said he, “you were right and I was wrong. The whole intrigue is political, and there is not the least question of love in this letter; but,... ...nan. “Oh, we can scarcely say . We have made our calculations with Spartan economy, and we each require fifteen hundred livres.” 302 The Three Musket... ...meanness, stinginess, fasts; but as, after all, excepting some few acts of economy which Porthos had always found very unseasonable, the procurator’s ... ...t does not exceed two thousand five hundred livres! I even think that with economy I could manage it with two thousand livres.” “Good God!” cried she,...

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...III., he called to him his son, a young cook of great promise, and with tears in his eyes, he recommended him to preserve carefully the secret of the ... ...XIV . blushed, this time more strongly than before; then, stretching forth his hand to that of the king of En- gland, “My brother,” said he, “I am ash... ...desirous to be kindly received, too.” Mazarin, seeing the heightened color of the king, was confirmed in his first idea; that is to say, that love tho... ...e head of the king your father’s brother- in-law, and to contract an alliance with a parliament which they call yonder the Rump Parliament; it was unb... ...lish gentlemen? Would you think that they kept within the limits of their treaty of alliance?” Louis listened; it seemed so strange to him that Mazari... ... in his stew- ardship?” “I had that honor, sire.” “Y ou never did anything personally for my household, I believe?” “Pardon me, sire, it was I who had... ... household, I believe?” “Pardon me, sire, it was I who had the honor of giving monsieur le cardinal the idea of an economy which puts three hundred th... ...e price of ten thou- 343 Dumas sand good muskets or the value of a vessel of ten guns, ready for sea.” “That is true,” said Louis XIV ., considering ... ...ant stroke in England,” said Colbert. And he bowed slightly to D’Artagnan. “Ah! ah!” said the Gascon, “this is the gentleman who clipped off the lace ...

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...ashington’s work. The literature of the Negro in America is colossal, from political oratory through abolitionism to “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and “Cotton i... ...Their objects, in the main, were to crush out the 55 Booker T. Washington political aspirations of the Negroes, but they did not con- fine themselves... ...Negro would be the one to suffer for this in the end. Besides, the general political agitation drew the attention of our people away from the more fun... ...s- tries at their doors and in securing property. The temptations to enter political life were so alluring that I came very near yielding to them at o... ...hern whites have a feeling that, if the Negro is permitted to exercise his political rights now to any degree, the mistakes of the Reconstruction peri... ...ge of some one industry, together with the spirit of industry, thrift, and economy, that they would be sure of knowing how to make a living after they... ...e him, and that back of the ballot he must have property, industry, skill, economy, intelligence, and character, and that no race without these elemen... ...ave led them to learn to do things more thoroughly and to exercise greater economy; but time, I think, will bring my race to the same point. In the ma... ...race and mine, I assure you from this day it will mean doubly more. In the economy of God there is but one standard by which an individual can succeed...

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...ure in the world in some manner or other. His mother wished to interest him in political concerns, to get him into parliament, or to see him connected... ...y would have led you, I know, when aware of your situation, to attempt all the economy that would appear to you possible; and perhaps, as long as your...

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...cket was out lecturing; for, he was a most delightful lecturer on domestic economy, and his treatises on the man- agement of children and servants wer... ...ulties; which was so effectually done (the Swab family having considerable political influ- ence) that it took half the evening to set things right, a...

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... was in this same year, 1819, that he took me through a complete course of political economy. His loved and intimate friend, Ricardo, had shortly befo... ...is same year, 1819, that he took me through a complete course of political economy. His loved and intimate friend, Ricardo, had shortly before publish... ...o, had shortly before published the book which formed so great an epoch in political economy; a book which would never have been published or written,... ...rtly before published the book which formed so great an epoch in political economy; a book which would never have been published or written, but for t... ...ect, he ren dered so much service to his and my father’s opinions both on political economy and on other subjects. Though Ricardo’s great work was al... ...n dered so much service to his and my father’s opinions both on political economy and on other subjects. Though Ricardo’s great work was already in p... ...rendu, served him afterwards as notes from which to write his Elements of Political Economy . After this I read Ricardo, giving an account daily of w... ...ved him afterwards as notes from which to write his Elements of Political Economy . After this I read Ricardo, giving an account daily of what I read... ...father’s main objects to make me apply to Smith’s more superficial view of political economy, the supe rior lights of Ricardo, and detect what was fa...

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... to call them what they still call themselves) have lost confidence in the political creeds which they nominally profess, while neither side appears t... ...he impress, more or less exclusive, of two conflicting theories respecting political institutions; or, to speak more properly, conflicting conceptions... ... institutions; or, to speak more properly, conflicting conceptions of what political institutions are. By some minds, government is conceived as stric... ...ing it, is the order of ideas in the minds of those who adopt this view of political philosophy. They look upon a constitution in the same light (diff... ...team plow, or a threshing machine. T o these stand opposed another kind of political reasoners, who are so far from assimilating a form of government ... ...ch promotes the one, conduces, by the very same excellences, to the other. Economy, for example, equally preserves the existing stock of national weal... ...a physics useless, poetry and the fine arts idle and frivolous, political economy purely mischievous? Even history has been pronounced useless and mi... ... be allowed to attempt. If the principles of modern politics and political economy are good for any thing, it is for prov ing that these points can o... ...; and, at greater length, in the final chapter of “Principles of Political Economy.” 10 Mr. Calhoun. 11 I am speaking here of the adoption of this ...

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...h a stretch of time) of really innocent attitudes: Conrad literary, Conrad political, Conrad reminiscent, Conrad controversial. Well, yes! A one-man s... ...lican. He is indulgent to the weaknesses of the people, and perceives that political institutions, whether contrived by the wis- dom of the few or the... ...t also. Therefore we behold him in the dock, a stranger to all historical, political or social considerations which can be brought to bear upon his ca... ...assembled in Heaven for the consideration of an event so disturbing to the economy of religious mysteries. Ultimately the baptised Penguins had to be ... ...activity covers about thirty years. Since it came to an end the social and political events in Russia have moved at an accelerated pace, but the deep ... ...ies. A sane lineal successor of the Barber and the Priest, and a sagacious political heir of the incomparable Sancho Panza (another great Governor), t... ...inal country I cannot imagine. It could hardly have been from mo- tives of economy. I did not speak to him. He trod the deck of that decadent British ...

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...ject of the third epistle of the first, which treats of man in his social, political, and religious capacity. But this part the poet after- wards conc... ..., nor raised by servitude: To balance fortune by a just expense, Join with economy, magnificence; With splendour, charity; with plenty, health; Oh tea... ...he coveting her have occa- sioned in that society where (according to this political calcu- lator) nine in ten of all ages have their concubines! We h... ... known to have had a son so exactly like him, in his poetical, theatrical, political, and moral capacities, that it could justly be said of him, ‘Stil... ..., and Law the stage gave o’er:’ A. Boyer, a voluminous compiler of annals, political collections, &c.— William Law, A.M., wrote with great zeal agains... ...without rules.’ He ended at last in the common sink of all such writers, a political newspaper, to which he was recom- mended by his friend Arnall, an...

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...ful character, whom he had hired without a recommendation, on the score of economy. “May I be hanged myself,” exclaimed Dominicus Pike aloud, on reach... ...en re- moval of the weight of years. Mr. Gascoigne’s mind seemed to run on political topics, but whether relating to the past, present, or future, cou... ...fore mentioned; a Virginian planter, who had come to Massachusetts on some political errand; a young Episcopal clergyman, the grandson of a Brit- ish ... ... that, without a house, they should need no wood to warm it; and therefore economy was nonsense. Thus the whole house might be said to have dissolved ...

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...candalous renown. He scattered money without stint in spite of his natural economy , which almost amounted to niggardliness; he lost money at cards wh... ...diplomat was answering some questions of the countess’ s about the present political position, about the reforms that were being instituted, and wheth...