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... statistics , relative to the progress of the art of printing , showing the extent to which the business of printing and publishing has already been prosecuted in some European countries , as an indication of what may hereafter be 7.
... statistics , relative to the progress of the art of printing , showing the extent to which the business of printing and publishing has already been prosecuted in some European countries , as an indication of what may hereafter be 7.
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... statistics will be embodied in the present pam- phlet , if its limits will allow , or they will be given to the public in another form , among the early publications of the Society . The English press alone , estimating from the ...
... statistics will be embodied in the present pam- phlet , if its limits will allow , or they will be given to the public in another form , among the early publications of the Society . The English press alone , estimating from the ...
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... Statistics and facts , calculated to illustrate the condition and prospects of education in our own , and other countries . To provide suitable works of entertainment and information for children and youth ; - To furnish the means of ...
... Statistics and facts , calculated to illustrate the condition and prospects of education in our own , and other countries . To provide suitable works of entertainment and information for children and youth ; - To furnish the means of ...
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... Great Britain and on the Continent of Europe , whose object is the advancement of literature and science , by stimulating research and thus promoting discovery , 4. THE ENGLISH STATISTICAL SOCIETY . The substance of the 28.
... Great Britain and on the Continent of Europe , whose object is the advancement of literature and science , by stimulating research and thus promoting discovery , 4. THE ENGLISH STATISTICAL SOCIETY . The substance of the 28.
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... Statistics . 2. Political Statistics . 3. Medical Statistics . 4. Moral and Intellectual Statistics . The first class , Economical Statistics , comprehends- 1. The Statistics of the natural productions and agriculture of nations . 2 ...
... Statistics . 2. Political Statistics . 3. Medical Statistics . 4. Moral and Intellectual Statistics . The first class , Economical Statistics , comprehends- 1. The Statistics of the natural productions and agriculture of nations . 2 ...
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Page 7 - Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens. The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connections with private and public felicity.
Page 7 - The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them. A volume could not trace all their connexions with private and public felicity. Let it simply be asked, where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which are the instruments of investigation in courts of justice 1 And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion.
Page 7 - It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government. Who, that is a sincere friend to it, can look with indifference upon attempts to shake the foundation of the fabric...
Page 7 - Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.
Page 7 - And let us with caution indulge the supposition, that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in...