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6 Contract
practice. Incapable of reasoning or knowing himself
condemned by reason he does loses no opportunity would be glad if he could
of bringing to bring into contempt the use of reason. Is philosophy
to blame? – No: but the truth is that philosophers
may have their oversight, now and then,
as well as accountants. A man may take up
one theory at one t for one occasion, and another for
another: and not perceive be aware that one of them is false to be true
by being inconsistent with the true one. requires to be adjusted to and corrected by the other ere it be true.
To farm any considerable branch of the publick
revenue, requires either a great capital or a great credit;
circumstances which would not alone restrain the
competition for such an undertaking to a very small
number of people. Of the few who have this capital
or credit, a still smaller number have the necessary
knowledge or experience; another cir circumstance
which restrains the competition still further. The
very few who are in condition to become competitors,
find it more for their interest to combine
together; to become copartners instead of competitors
and when the farm is set up to auction, to offer as
rent but what is made below the real value.
The
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::floyd & co [britannia with shield emblem]]] |
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