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Inordinate Saving
By Samuel Smiles
Samuel Smiles warned that taking care of the pennies should not come before taking care of living.
50
An Unpopular Popular Reform
Statesmen promise to make the country a better place, but they never mention the one thing that would do some good.
51
Keeping the Colonies
By John Trenchard And Thomas Gibson
Peoples of another culture or region will not long tolerate a Government that uses guns and soldiers to secure their obedience.
52
Mrs Lock’s Radical Ride
By William Cobbett
William Cobbett was delighted with one young woman’s protest against Mr Pitt’s ingenious ways of raising money.
53
Free Trade is Fair Trade
By Thorold Rogers
Thorold Rogers looks at how Governments have tried to make trade ‘fair’, and concludes that they would have been better ensuring it was free.
54
Private Prudence, Public Folly
By Adam Smith
Adam Smith contrasted the Government’s handling of the national economy with the way most families handled theirs.
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