Ueber national-wohlstandIn der Realschulbuchhandlung, 1804 - 106 pages |
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Page 341 - ... himself possessed? Does he even feel secure that should he have a large family his utmost exertions can save them from rags and squalid poverty and their consequent degradation in the community? And may he not be reduced to the grating necessity of forfeiting his independence and of being obliged to the sparing hand of Charity for support?
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