It May At First Appear Strange, But

The Main Peculiarity Which Distinguishes Man From Other Animals Is The Means Of His Support - The Power Which He Possesses Of Very Greatly Increasing These Means.

If I Saw A Glass Of Wine Repeatedly Presented To A Man, And He Took No Notice Of It, I Should Be Apt To Think That He Was Blind Or Uncivil. A Juster Philosophy Might Teach Me Rather To Think That My Eyes Deceived Me, And That The Offer Was Not Really What I Conceived It To Be.

There Is Scarcely Any Inquiry More Curious, Or, From Its Importance, More Worthy Of Attention, Than That Which Traces The Causes Which Practically Check The Progress Of Wealth In Different Countries, And Stop It, Or Make It Proceed Very Slowly, While The Power Of Production Remains Comparatively Undiminished, Or At Least Would Furnish The Means Of A Great And Abundant Increase Of Produce And Population.

The Most Baleful Mischiefs May Be Expected From The Unmanly Conduct Of Not Daring To Face Truth Because It Is Unpleasing.

It Is Also Very Important To Observe, That Menial Servants Are Absolutely Necessary To Make The Resources Of The Higher And Middle Classes Of Society Efficient In The Demand For Material Products.