The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 301
... poor , there is also a much greater amount of wealth to supply the wants of the poor , and no want of a disposition to apply it to that purpose . The St. John's system appears to me to create the link which connects the rich and the ...
... poor , there is also a much greater amount of wealth to supply the wants of the poor , and no want of a disposition to apply it to that purpose . The St. John's system appears to me to create the link which connects the rich and the ...
Page 305
... poor seems to be one of the most efficient modes of preventing pauperism . It is a subject of perpetual complaint that the poor do not receive the charities of the rich with gratitude . The reason of this appears to be , that the ...
... poor seems to be one of the most efficient modes of preventing pauperism . It is a subject of perpetual complaint that the poor do not receive the charities of the rich with gratitude . The reason of this appears to be , that the ...
Page 327
... poor is made the chief basis of their relief . " We say that the poor - law system is bad in principle - that it is a mere expedient ; and that it ought never to supersede the more free and active distribution of relief by voluntary and ...
... poor is made the chief basis of their relief . " We say that the poor - law system is bad in principle - that it is a mere expedient ; and that it ought never to supersede the more free and active distribution of relief by voluntary and ...
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