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................................................... 330 BOOK IV OF SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY ...................................................... 34... ...l welfare of the society; yet they have given occasion to very dif- ferent theories of political economy; of which some magnify the importance of that... ... the society; yet they have given occasion to very dif- ferent theories of political economy; of which some magnify the importance of that industry wh... ...ried on in towns, others of that which is carried on in the country. Those theories have had a 10 The Wealth of Nations considerable influence, not o... ...fourth book, to explain as fully and dis- tinctly as I can those different theories, and the principal effects which they have produced in different a... ...ceeds to a great fortune, does not necessarily ac- quire or succeed to any political power, either civil or military. His fortune may, perhaps, afford... ...urn’s History of the Poor Laws.}. In 1688, Mr Gregory King, whose skill in political arith- metic is so much extolled by Dr Davenant, computed the ord... ...nd workmen of different kinds, make up the far greater part of every great political society. But what improves the circumstances of the greater part,...

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...lanet, had entered largely into my calculations; this too in spite of many theories to the contrary, and, it may be added, in spite of a general disbe... ...of running water, of the people themselves; of their manners, customs, and political institutions; of their peculiar physical construc- tion; of their... ...lf ‘stereotomy’ without being brought to think of atomies, and thus of the theories of Epicurus; and since, when we discussed this subject not very lo... ...l weeks, in the discussion of this one absorbing theme, even the momentous political top- ics of the day were forgotten. The Prefect made unusual exer... ...ad gone abroad, or received a visiter, or more than glanced at the leading political articles in one of the daily papers. The first intelligence of th...

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...of men are really capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force....

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...ction and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their political constitutions on accident and force. If there be any truth in the... ...udged than that in- tolerant spirit which has, at all times, characterized political parties. For in politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to... ...ss the following interesting particulars: The utility of the union to your political prosperity The insufficiency of the present confederation to pres... ..., it certainly would not be wise in the people at large to adopt these new political tenets without being fully convinced that they are founded in tru... ... it. They formed it almost as 11 The Federalist Papers soon as they had a political existence; nay, at a time when their habitations were in flames, ... ...e we not already seen enough of the fallacy and extravagance of those idle theories which have amused us with promises of an exemption from the imper-... ...a novelty in the political world; that it has never yet had a place in the theories of the wildest projectors; that it rashly attempts what it is impo...

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... of the ideal to the present sufferings of men, which has enabled powerful political movements to grow out of the hopes of solitary thinkers. It is th... ...ism the same combination of ideal and organization as we find in Socialist political parties. It is from this standpoint that our study of these movem... ...ence to the Syndicalist revolt against Socialist emphasis on the State and political action, and to certain movements outside France which have some a... ... to their own safety or privileges, it includes all who advocate any great political or economic change, and all classes which, through their pov- ert... ...e parliamentary machinery, and aim at a different method of regulating the political affairs of the com- munity . But all alike are democratic in the ... ...me should be at fault. In actual fact, time has shown many flaws in Marx’s theories. The develop- ment of the world has been sufficiently like his pro... ...partly in his writings, but more in those of Kropotkin.[Criticism of these theories will be reserved for Part II.] Michel Bakunin was born in 1814 of ... ... movement and the truly heroic and high-minded men who have elaborated its theories and sacrificed comfort and success to their propaga- tion. The ter... ...ore opportunist and were also called possibilists and cared little for the theories of Marx. In 1890 there was a secession from the Broussists, who fo...

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...nd for such legislation from the class of society that is most powerful in political action. No one who examines the question can be satisfied that a ... ...he peace, con- tentment, prosperity or well-being of his neighbors, or the political or social organization in which his life is cast. In this sense m... ...s to change and individuality. The fact is, none of the generally accepted theories of the basis of right and wrong has ever been the foundation of la... ...ucture of man. The truth is that it was a part of life before religion and political institutions were evolved. Still, most people are now ashamed to ... ...in any community must and will act for self-defense. It needs no fine-spun theories to justify it. Hatred should have nothing to do with it. The condu... ...onment that formed their habits after birth. The fact that an individual’s political and religious faith depends almost entirely on his place of birth... ...an the invalid and feeble nations. This would more certainly be true where political constitutions by letter and spirit encourage and promote individu... ...s of patient study will be needed before there can be worked out the broad theories of responsibility for and treatment of crime which will replace th... ...of the treatment of the insane serves to show the uncertainty of all man’s theories as to punishment and responsibility. Doubt- less at a very early a...

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...uitivist; secondly of different Sub- jects—Psychology, Ethics, Aesthetics, Political Philosophy, Theology. While much had been done in England in trac... ...ant,” Albee’s “History of English Utilitarianism,” Bonar’s “Philosophy and Political Economy,” Brett’s “History of Psychology,” Ritchie’s “Natu- ral R... ...h recent work, in various fields, has tended to show the necessity of such theories as those which I shall be advocating. Accordingly in this first le... ...ying that we are possessed of “con- sciousness.” Before considering modern theories, let us look first at con- sciousness from the standpoint of conve... ...182-272 (1899), especially pp. 185-8. 13 The Analysis of Mind which other theories can be stated. In the remainder of the present lecture I shall sta... ...ield of “unconscious” phenomena which does not depend upon psycho-analytic theories. Such occurrences as automatic writing lead Dr. Morton Prince to s... ...o conceal- ment. This, however, does not affect the value of their general theories from the point of view of theoretic psychology, and it is from thi... ...conversation, when we assert it to display our historical eru- dition; and political discourses, when we are engaged in show- ing what Soviet governme...

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...y following it, arrive at a Lionship. But my attention was not confined to theories alone. Every morning I gave my proboscis a couple of pulls and swa... ... stamp, if one only goes properly about it. Of course I don’t speak of the political articles. Everybody knows how they are managed, since Dr. Moneype... ... to be now looking over my shoulder? These men, I say, theorize; and their theories are simply corrected, reduced, system- atized—cleared, little by l... ...ving foreseen these inevitable evils, and intent upon the invention of new theories, the matter was put to an abrupt issue by a fellow of the name of ... ... open my mouth; much less, then, make reply to some ingenious but fanciful theories of which, under other circumstances, my minute ac- quaintance with... ...cess in the fashionable extravagances of his time; or busying himself with political in- trigues; or aiming at ministerial power, or purchasing increa...

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...; and that the peculiar philo- sophic temperament, as well as the peculiar political temperament, that goes with our English speech may more and more ... ... or morbid, that has not some organic process as its condition. Scientific theories are organi- cally conditioned just as much as religious emotions a... ... him as the camper. If now he should never go back, and never again suffer political interests to gain dominion over him, he would be for practical in... ...olation; as a supreme love may turn minor sac- [197] J. J. Chapman, in the Political Nursery, vol. iv. p. 4, April, 1900, abridged. 318 The V arietie... ...like all other human phenomena, are subject to the law of the golden mean. Political reformers accomplish their successive tasks in the history of nat... ...become hypercritical towards others; they grow care- less of their social, political, and financial obligations. As an instance of this type may be me... ...ought: that he has known the oldest truth, and that he has done with human theories as to the origin, meaning, or destiny of the race. He is beyond in... ...ferent as to what purpose may be shown forth by them, and con- structs her theories quite careless of their bearing on human anxieties and fates. Thou... ...m James dhist saints are practically indistinguishable in their lives. The theories which Religion generates, being thus variable, are secondary; and ...

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...r consid- ered it necessary, to correct. In the midst of a conversation on political matters Anna Pavlovna burst out: “Oh, don’t speak to me of Austri... ...aw- ing nearer to the prince and smiling amiably at him as if to show that political and social topics were ended and the time had come for intimate c... .... “The execution of the Duc d’Enghien,” declared Mon- sieur Pierre, “was a political necessity, and it seems to me that Napoleon showed greatness of s... ...ace is possible but—I do not know how to express it... not by a balance of political power....” It was evident that Prince Andrew was not interested i... ...ere Shinshin had engaged him, as a man recently returned from abroad, in a political conversation in which several oth- ers joined but which bored Pie... ...all the mess they can, because they have nothing in their German heads but theories not worth an empty eggshell and haven’t in their hearts the one th... ...uth admitted thousands of years ago by all the religious and philo- sophic theories—that from the point of view of reason man is subject to the law of...