Socialism: Being Notes on a Political TourMacmillan and Company, Limited, 1896 - 330 стор. |
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... reform , wanted first of all and wanted now . I. - How will you get it ? He . - Tax the value away gradually to the vanishing point . I. - Would that be fair to men who , under your laws , and , indeed , at the invitation of the State ...
... reform , wanted first of all and wanted now . I. - How will you get it ? He . - Tax the value away gradually to the vanishing point . I. - Would that be fair to men who , under your laws , and , indeed , at the invitation of the State ...
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... Reform Bill of 1832 , said that if he ever felt confident in making a prediction it was that , when the people were properly represented , the Press would become subordinate to Parliament . In fact it is just the other way . The more ...
... Reform Bill of 1832 , said that if he ever felt confident in making a prediction it was that , when the people were properly represented , the Press would become subordinate to Parliament . In fact it is just the other way . The more ...
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... reforms ; but they do not fall in readily with the class cries imported from Europe , which are unsuited to our young countries . The native - born members show a spirit of respect to order in Parliament , and display more deference for ...
... reforms ; but they do not fall in readily with the class cries imported from Europe , which are unsuited to our young countries . The native - born members show a spirit of respect to order in Parliament , and display more deference for ...
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... Reform struggles of 1832 ; thus leading the truthful Duke of Wellington , when asked by the recently arrived Russian Ambassador to let him know who was the most powerful man in England , to reply , " Why , Mr. Barnes , of the Times ...
... Reform struggles of 1832 ; thus leading the truthful Duke of Wellington , when asked by the recently arrived Russian Ambassador to let him know who was the most powerful man in England , to reply , " Why , Mr. Barnes , of the Times ...
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... the social system . A brilliant Whig of the first Reform days declared that what men would come out and fight for , was equal rights to unequal possessions . " 66 Cobden said that he would rather live in a country F 2 ENGLAND . 67.
... the social system . A brilliant Whig of the first Reform days declared that what men would come out and fight for , was equal rights to unequal possessions . " 66 Cobden said that he would rather live in a country F 2 ENGLAND . 67.
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Сторінка 61 - Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn; So thick a drop serene hath quench'd their orbs, Or dim suffusion veil'd.
Сторінка 62 - Thus with the year Seasons return, but not to me returns Day, or the sweet approach of even or morn, Or sight of vernal bloom, or summer's rose, Or flocks, or herds, or human face divine; But cloud instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me...
Сторінка 184 - The conditions which surround us best justify our co-operation: we meet in the midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political, and material ruin. Corruption dominates the ballotbox, the legislatures, the Congress, and touches even the ermine of the bench.
Сторінка 322 - A search after abstract perfection in government, may produce, in generous minds, an enterprise and enthusiasm to be recorded by the historian and to be celebrated by the poet : but such perfection is not an object of reasonable pursuit, because it is not one of possible attainment...
Сторінка 164 - I receive with a cordial welcome ; he is welcome to my house, and welcome to my heart ; but, with all his good qualities, he is not a man of business. His opponent...
Сторінка 310 - Zolverein shall not be subject to any higher or other import duties than the produce of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or of any other country of the like kind ; nor shall the exportation from those colonies or possessions...
Сторінка 185 - The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes for a few, unprecedented in the history of mankind ; and the possessors of these, in turn, despise the Republic and endanger liberty. From the same prolific womb of governmental injustice we breed the two great classes — tramps and millionaires.
Сторінка 302 - Customs' arrangement with her Colonies, it is desirable that, when empowered so to do, the Colonies of Great Britain, or such of them as may be disposed to accede to this view, take steps to place each other's products, in whole or in part, on a more favoured Customs' basis than is accorded to the like products of foreign countries ; NEW SERIES.
Сторінка 329 - D wight, who wrote some poems ; and his baptismal name was Timothy. There is also a small account of Virginia by Jefferson, and an epic by Joel Barlow : and some pieces of pleasantry by Mr. Irving. But why should the Americans write books, when a six weeks...
Сторінка 71 - It is not by the intermeddling of Mr. Southey's idol, the omniscient and omnipotent State, but by the prudence and energy of the people, that England has hitherto been carried forward in civilization ; and it is to the same prudence and the same energy that we now look with comfort and good hope. Our rulers will best promote the improvement of the nation by strictly confining themselves to their own legitimate duties, by leaving capital to find its most lucrative course, commodities...