The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 82
... give them a greater command over this prime article of sub- sistence - for , with only a given quantity of corn in the market , a mere advance of nominal wages can have no effect in sharing it out more liberally to the population ...
... give them a greater command over this prime article of sub- sistence - for , with only a given quantity of corn in the market , a mere advance of nominal wages can have no effect in sharing it out more liberally to the population ...
Page 188
... give , for example , an additional thousand in wages , rather than lose double that sum upon his machinery , and quit be- sides , all hope or possibility of gain , from that pro- fession , on which perhaps he has embarked his all , and ...
... give , for example , an additional thousand in wages , rather than lose double that sum upon his machinery , and quit be- sides , all hope or possibility of gain , from that pro- fession , on which perhaps he has embarked his all , and ...
Page 47
... give forth an interdict , not on the virtue of bene- volence , but on that special modification of it , the virtue of almsgiving ? And does not the Bible expressly tell us , to give to him that asketh , to give even to the evil and the ...
... give forth an interdict , not on the virtue of bene- volence , but on that special modification of it , the virtue of almsgiving ? And does not the Bible expressly tell us , to give to him that asketh , to give even to the evil and the ...
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