The Common ProblemConstable, 1969 - 307 pages |
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Page 145
... wealth by others was actually felt to be having an adverse effect on the interests of the people themselves . It put the price of houses up . And this was felt to be unjust because the complainants could not see that the beneficiaries ...
... wealth by others was actually felt to be having an adverse effect on the interests of the people themselves . It put the price of houses up . And this was felt to be unjust because the complainants could not see that the beneficiaries ...
Page 149
... wealthy . And , like the professors , he is a little given to sliding rapidly over awkward gaps in the logic of his argument . He begins with a fine professorial proclamation : " The present distribution of wealth in Britain is ...
... wealthy . And , like the professors , he is a little given to sliding rapidly over awkward gaps in the logic of his argument . He begins with a fine professorial proclamation : " The present distribution of wealth in Britain is ...
Page 151
... wealth carries with it responsibilities and duties , which morality requires should be properly discharged if possession is to be justified . It is quite another thing to say that the possession of wealth is to be considered a reward ...
... wealth carries with it responsibilities and duties , which morality requires should be properly discharged if possession is to be justified . It is quite another thing to say that the possession of wealth is to be considered a reward ...
Contents
Illusion and Disillusion | 1 |
The Apotheosis of Society | 20 |
The Sterility of the General Will | 47 |
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