The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 92
... taken into cultivation ; but this land has been taken into cultivation , because wages and profit are low . If wages be low , it is because labour , or the number of labourers , is in excess . If profit be low , it is because capital is ...
... taken into cultivation ; but this land has been taken into cultivation , because wages and profit are low . If wages be low , it is because labour , or the number of labourers , is in excess . If profit be low , it is because capital is ...
Page 168
... taken account only of the larger maintenance of the people ; he has taken no account of their now larger and greatly more aggravated labour . Had he given himself time for a fuller view of their common subject , it would have brought ...
... taken account only of the larger maintenance of the people ; he has taken no account of their now larger and greatly more aggravated labour . Had he given himself time for a fuller view of their common subject , it would have brought ...
Page 181
... taken place in the condition of the people , " and especially during the present cen- tury " * — we cannot imagine a more striking con- trast between a high - coloured representation and a sober reality , than that which obtains in the ...
... taken place in the condition of the people , " and especially during the present cen- tury " * — we cannot imagine a more striking con- trast between a high - coloured representation and a sober reality , than that which obtains in the ...
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