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The Scott Library: Hume’s Political Discourses,by David Hume. Edited, with an Introduction by William BellRobertson.
THE SCOTT LIBRARY.
HUME’S POLITICAL DISCOURSES.
⁂ FOR FULL LIST OF THE VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES,SEE CATALOGUE AT END OF BOOK.
Hume’s Political Discourses.With an Introduction byWilliam Bell Robertson,Author of “Foundations ofPolitical Economy,” “Slavery ofLabour,” Etc.
THE WALTER SCOTT PUBLISHING CO., LTD.
LONDON AND FELLING-ON-TYNE.
NEW YORK: 3 EAST 14TH STREET.
CONTENTS.
- ♦ Introduction• vii
- ♦ Of Commerce • 1
- ♦ Of Refinementin the Arts • 15
- ♦ Of Money • 27
- ♦ Of Interest • 39
- ♦ Of theBalance of Trade • 51
- ♦ Of theJealousy of Trade • 67
- ♦ Of theBalance of Power • 71
- ♦ Of Taxes • 78
- ♦ Of PublicCredit • 83
- ♦ Of someRemarkable Customs • 98
- ♦ Of the Populousness of Ancient Nations • 106
- ♦ Of theOriginal Contract • 174
- ♦ Of PassiveObedience • 192
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