The Politician's Dictionary: Or, a Summary of Political Knowledge: Containing Remarks on the Interests, Connections, Forces, Revenues, Wealth, Credit, Debts, Taxes, Commerce, and Manufactures of the Different States of Europe. Alphabetically Digested for the Use of Those who Would Wish to Understand Whatever Occurs in the Science of Politics, Volume 1G. Allen, 1775 - Europe |
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... increases the trade of the country in the em- ployment of people , horfes , mules , and car- riages . The Acapulco ships carry all forts of European goods from America ; and thefe furnish the Spa- niards therewith at Manilla chiefly ...
... increases the trade of the country in the em- ployment of people , horfes , mules , and car- riages . The Acapulco ships carry all forts of European goods from America ; and thefe furnish the Spa- niards therewith at Manilla chiefly ...
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... increased by no means , but by a favourable balance , nor decreafed but by an un- favourable one : but it is evident enough , that this is very far from being the cafe at present . The flourishing ftate of manufactures traced to any ...
... increased by no means , but by a favourable balance , nor decreafed but by an un- favourable one : but it is evident enough , that this is very far from being the cafe at present . The flourishing ftate of manufactures traced to any ...
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... increase , those who have coin , which in that cafe would not fo well ferve the uses of circulation as the bank credit , come with it to the brokers , who fell them bank credit for it : this coin the brokers deli- ver to the bank ...
... increase , those who have coin , which in that cafe would not fo well ferve the uses of circulation as the bank credit , come with it to the brokers , who fell them bank credit for it : this coin the brokers deli- ver to the bank ...
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... increase , many of the younger fort removing , for the fake of making their fortunes , into other colonies . The building of fhips and floops is the most ad- vantageous branch of their trade ; and the people of Bermudas feem to content ...
... increase , many of the younger fort removing , for the fake of making their fortunes , into other colonies . The building of fhips and floops is the most ad- vantageous branch of their trade ; and the people of Bermudas feem to content ...
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... increase of the money in denomination does not answer , even nominally , the diminution of its quantity by exportation and hoarding . Now the foreigners , finding the French commodities cheaper by fifty or fixty per cent . than before ...
... increase of the money in denomination does not answer , even nominally , the diminution of its quantity by exportation and hoarding . Now the foreigners , finding the French commodities cheaper by fifty or fixty per cent . than before ...
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abfolutely Acapulco affert againſt agriculture alfo almoft balance balance of trade becauſe befides beſt bounty Britain cafe circumftances climate coaft colonies commerce commodities confequence confiderable confidered confumption corn debts Ditto Dutch Eaft employed England eſtabliſhed Europe expence exportation faid fame favour fecurity feems fettlements feven fhall fhew fhillings fhips fhould filk filver fince firft firſt fituation fmall foil fome foon foreign France French ftate fterling fubfiftence fubjects fuch fufficient fugar fuperior fupply fuppofe fupport greateſt houſe hundred increaſe Indies induſtry inftance intereft iſland itſelf kingdom labour laft land leaft leaſt lefs likewife manufactures meaſure millions moft moſt muft muſt nation neceffary obferved occafion perfons poffeffed poffeffion prefent produce profit proportion proportional taxes provifions purchaſe quantity raifing raiſed reafon refpect revenue Ruffia Ruffians ſhips Spain ſtate taxes thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion trade uſe vaft Weft
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Page 395 - To prevent this abuse, it is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power. A government may be so constituted, as no man shall be compelled to do things to which the law does not oblige him, nor forced to abstain from things which the law permits.
Page 147 - Hence marriages in America are more general, and more generally early than in Europe. And if it is reckoned there, that there is but one marriage per annum among one hundred persons, perhaps we may here reckon two ; and if in Europe they have but four births to a marriage (many of their marriages being late), we may here reckon eight, of which, if one half grow up, and our marriages are made, reckoning one with another, at twenty years of age, our people must at least be doubled every twenty years.
Page 414 - The spirit of the age affects all the arts; and the minds of men being once roused from their lethargy, and put into a fermentation, turn themselves on all sides, and carry improvements into every art and science.
Page 395 - It is there only when there is no abuse of power. But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
Page 416 - ... attendant, adds new force to both. And if anger, which is said to be the whetstone of courage, loses somewhat of its asperity, by politeness and refinement; a sense of honour, which is a stronger, more constant, and more governable principle, acquires fresh vigour by that elevation of genius which arises from knowledge and a good education.
Page 395 - In governments, that is, in societies directed by laws, liberty can consist only in the power of doing what we ought to will, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to will.
Page 411 - Luxury is also in proportion to the populousness of the towns, and especially of the capital ; so that it is in a compound proportion to the riches of the state, to the inequality of private fortunes, and to the number of people settled in particular places.
Page 147 - Thus, there are supposed to be now upwards of one million English souls in North America, (though it is thought scarce eighty thousand has been brought over sea,) and yet perhaps there is not one the fewer in Britain, but rather many more, on account of the employment the colonies afford to manufacturers at home.
Page 394 - ... the privilege of being governed by a native of their own country, or by their own laws.
Page 84 - Europe to fupport each other's Independency, and to prevent any Thing that has the Appearance of an Univerfal Monarchy, or the introducing the Influence of one Court over the greateft Part of the reft; becaufe this muft be detrimental to the whole, and prejudicial to the Freedom, Learning, Arts, Manufactures and Commerce of Europe in general. This we learn not only from the Principles of true Policy, but alfo from the unerring Lights of Experience; fince it is impoffible to aflign a Time when the...