Excerpt from Principles of Political Economy
The following work is intended to embody an exposition of those principles of economic science which must be mastered by every one who would form an intelligent judgment of the causes which influence the public well-being. The main improvement which the author has attempted is the presentation of the subject in a scientific form as an established body of principles. It has seemed to him that, from a scientific standpoint, the most unsatisfactory feature of the current teaching of economics is the presentation of too many opposing views and arguments. He has endeavored to exclude all mere views, and substitute independent investigation for argument. Where investigation leads to a positive result, that result is stated in the form of a point gained; where the result is still uncertain, the deficiency is pointed out, with hints of what new knowledge is wanting to supply it. It is hoped that the principles laid down in the first four books will be accepted by all who understand the subject as forming a well - ascertained, even if limited, body of doetrine.
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