Economica, Volumes 1-2T. Fisher Unwin, 1921 - Economics |
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had given to London , University College and King's College and many other institutions , Hermes ( at that time a distinguished member of the London County Council ) was commissioned to estab- lish the School of Economics . The myth ...
had given to London , University College and King's College and many other institutions , Hermes ( at that time a distinguished member of the London County Council ) was commissioned to estab- lish the School of Economics . The myth ...
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... given in change a ten - shilling note which you deposited in the hotel office a few hours before , you probably do not recognize it , and if you do you will not dream of going to the hotel- keeper and asking him why he presumed to spend ...
... given in change a ten - shilling note which you deposited in the hotel office a few hours before , you probably do not recognize it , and if you do you will not dream of going to the hotel- keeper and asking him why he presumed to spend ...
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... given to Hospitality and good House- keeping as in former days , when our greatest expence was upon our Bellies , the most destructive Consumption that can happen to a nation , " ibid . 57. Also Brewster , op . cit . , " .. there is a ...
... given to Hospitality and good House- keeping as in former days , when our greatest expence was upon our Bellies , the most destructive Consumption that can happen to a nation , " ibid . 57. Also Brewster , op . cit . , " .. there is a ...
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... given to production for home use ) supplied the reason for insisting on a large working popu- lation . For to achieve success in trade it was necessary to produce cheaper than one's rivals , and the larger the supply of labour , the ...
... given to production for home use ) supplied the reason for insisting on a large working popu- lation . For to achieve success in trade it was necessary to produce cheaper than one's rivals , and the larger the supply of labour , the ...
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... given the people of the Rising Sun a new status . Japanese lovers could no longer hang their verses on the cherry- blossom branches - they were busy with the instruments of " pro- gress . " Bent on economic development , hundreds of ...
... given the people of the Rising Sun a new status . Japanese lovers could no longer hang their verses on the cherry- blossom branches - they were busy with the instruments of " pro- gress . " Bent on economic development , hundreds of ...
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Page 22 - ... a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit; or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect; or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon; or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention; or a shop for profit or sale; and not a rich storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Page 3 - THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES, In order to promote international co-operation and to achieve international peace and security by the acceptance of obligations not to resort to war, by the prescription of open, just and honourable relations between nations, by the firm establishment of the understandings of international law as the actual rule of conduct among Governments, and by the maintenance of justice and a scrupulous respect for all treaty obligations in the dealings of organised peoples with...
Page 2 - They solemnly declare that the present Act has no other object than to publish in the face of the whole world their fixed resolution, both in the administration of their respective States and in their political relations with every other Government, to take for their sole guide the precepts of that Holy Religion, namely the precepts of Justice, Christian Charity and Peace...
Page 22 - But the greatest error of all the rest is the mistaking or misplacing of the last or furthest end of knowledge. For men have entered into a desire of learning and knowledge, sometimes upon a natural curiosity and inquisitive appetite; sometimes to entertain their...
Page 13 - And, if the evils which ^ are inseparable from the good of political liberty are \ to be checked, if the perpetual oscillation of nations between anarchy and despotism is to be replaced by the steady march of self-restraining freedom ; it will be because men will gradually bring themselves to deal with political, as they now deal with scientific questions...
Page 229 - Thus the ultimate development of the ideal man is logically certain .... as certain as any conclusion in which we place the most implicit faith — for instance, that all men will die.
Page 185 - ... make the holds, refrigerating and cool chambers and all other parts of the ship in which goods are carried fit and safe for their reception, carriage and preservation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article III.
Page 6 - Thou shalt not kill; but needst not strive Officiously to keep alive...
Page 105 - The most hated sort, and with the greatest reason, is usury, which makes a gain out of money itself, and not from the natural object of it. For money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest.
Page 18 - document of title" shall include any bill of lading, dock warrant, warehouse-keeper's certificate, and warrant or order for the delivery of goods, and any other document used in the ordinary course of business as proof of the possession or control of goods, or authorising or purporting to authorise, either by endorsement or by delivery, the possessor of the document to transfer or receive goods thereby represented...