The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbours ; this is robbery. — The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. — The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the... Good, bad, and indifferent, a book of jests - Seite 95von Percival Keane (pseud.) - 1873Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Bray Hammond - 1991 - 792 Seiten
...cheating; and by agriculture. The last was "the only honest way." For by it "man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual...in his favour as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry."3 Looking back at the agrarian faith from a remote distance, one can regard... | |
| Bray Hammond - 1991 - 792 Seiten
...cheating; and by agriculture. The last was "the only honest way." For by it "man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual...in his favour as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry." 8 Looking back at the agrarian faith from a remote distance, one can regard... | |
| Robert Andrews - 1993 - 1214 Seiten
...generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honesi way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry. BENIAMIN FRANKLIN (1 706-90), US... | |
| James Campbell - 1999 - 316 Seiten
...generally Cheating. The third by Agriculture the only honest Way; wherein Man receives a real Increase of the Seed thrown into the Ground, in a kind of continual...Reward for his innocent Life, and virtuous Industry. (16:108-9) Franklin believed that by means of a balanced economy that places primacy in agriculture,... | |
| Ann Cooper, Lisa M. Holmes - 2000 - 298 Seiten
...generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry. — Benjamin Franklin, Positions... | |
| Liah Greenfeld - 2009 - 566 Seiten
...last, for war was robbery and commerce cheating, while in agriculture a man received a "real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry." It was, apparently, agriculture... | |
| Ivor MacDonald - 2005 - 257 Seiten
...generally cheating; the third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man received a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual...his favour, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.' — Benjamin Franklin, "Positions to be Examined Concerning National Health,"... | |
| Stefan Kaufmann - 2005 - 376 Seiten
...generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the band of God in bis favour, äs a reward for bis innocent life and bis virtuous industry.455 Und Jefferson... | |
| Lorraine Smith Pangle - 2007 - 300 Seiten
...generally Cheating. The third is by Agriculture the only honest Way; wherein Man receives a real Increase of the Seed thrown into the Ground, in a kind of continual...Favour, as a Reward for his innocent Life, and virtuous Industry.57 The view that each product has an intrinsically just price goes back, of course, to Aristotle,... | |
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