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... possessed by the articles answering to our rational wants . Nevertheless , there will also be a value depending on estimation , i.e. on the opinion of those who desire an object ; and this opinion may give a value to things which do not ...
... possessed by the articles answering to our rational wants . Nevertheless , there will also be a value depending on estimation , i.e. on the opinion of those who desire an object ; and this opinion may give a value to things which do not ...
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... possessed to obtain it . On the other hand , in speaking of water as of small utility , we are speaking of a fixed quantity of water , such as a gallon or pint , and in this case water , it is true , has very little value ; but it is ...
... possessed to obtain it . On the other hand , in speaking of water as of small utility , we are speaking of a fixed quantity of water , such as a gallon or pint , and in this case water , it is true , has very little value ; but it is ...
Page 51
... possessed of a code of duty , and a land dotted with bursting stackyards , mapped out into well - tilled fields , and noisy with the hum of looms and clang of hammers , is evidence that there is at hand no small portion of the stuff out ...
... possessed of a code of duty , and a land dotted with bursting stackyards , mapped out into well - tilled fields , and noisy with the hum of looms and clang of hammers , is evidence that there is at hand no small portion of the stuff out ...
Page 54
... possession . " In spite of the laws of Licinius and the Gracchi , and of all the attempts made to re - establish the class of small proprietors , the process of depopulation did not stop . Rome was supported by the plunder and ruin of ...
... possession . " In spite of the laws of Licinius and the Gracchi , and of all the attempts made to re - establish the class of small proprietors , the process of depopulation did not stop . Rome was supported by the plunder and ruin of ...
Page 76
... possession of a metal hatchet or arrow - head . It is from this point that the industry of civilised races really dates . Starting from this , observations are grouped together systematically till they become sciences , and chemistry ...
... possession of a metal hatchet or arrow - head . It is from this point that the industry of civilised races really dates . Starting from this , observations are grouped together systematically till they become sciences , and chemistry ...
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Page 259 - ... the duty of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies; secondly, the duty of protecting, as far as possible, every member of the society from the injustice or oppression of every other member of it...