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Page 138
sense , because , as population is redundant , the food must be in proportion
poor and scanty . We conceive that an adequate number of labourers is
preferable to any considerable excess . Of the two extremes , it would seem
better that their ...
sense , because , as population is redundant , the food must be in proportion
poor and scanty . We conceive that an adequate number of labourers is
preferable to any considerable excess . Of the two extremes , it would seem
better that their ...
Page 217
These propositions , in all their extent , will not obtain perhaps even a patient
hearing : but it may be worth while to consider how far his complaints of
unfairness of treatment towards the poor are just , and how far he is right in
stating that the ...
These propositions , in all their extent , will not obtain perhaps even a patient
hearing : but it may be worth while to consider how far his complaints of
unfairness of treatment towards the poor are just , and how far he is right in
stating that the ...
Page 218
... President of the Society for bettering the Condition of the Poor , on the Principle
and Detail of the Measures now under the Consideration of Parliament , for
promoting and encouraging Industry , and for the Relief and Regulation of the
Poor .
... President of the Society for bettering the Condition of the Poor , on the Principle
and Detail of the Measures now under the Consideration of Parliament , for
promoting and encouraging Industry , and for the Relief and Regulation of the
Poor .
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