 | 1758 - 550 trang
...weaken commerce, by tempting people to withdraw their money front trade, and employ it in nock-jobbing : that it would produce a fwarm of brokers and jobbers...gaming, and further corrupt the morals of the nation. It muft be allowed, that the bank was confidered as .a bulwark to the eftablifhment of King William... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 546 trang
...government-views, it might be ,693. employed to the worft purpofes of arbitrary power : that, infiead of aflifting, it would weaken commerce, by tempting people to withdraw...gaming, and further corrupt the morals of the nation. Notwithstanding thefe objections, the bill made its way through the two Houfes, cftablifhing the funds... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1804 - 544 trang
...government-views, it might be employed to the worft purpofes of arbitrary power : that, inftead of affifting, it would weaken commerce, by tempting people to withdraw their money from trade, and employ it in ftock-jobbing : that it would produce a fwarm of brokers and jobbers to prey upon their fellow-creatures,... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 522 trang
...views, it might be employed to the worst purposes of arbitrary power ; that, instead of assisting, it would weaken commerce, by tempting people to withdraw their money from trade, and employ it in stockjobbing ; that it would produce a swarm of brokers and jobbers to prey upon their fellow creatures,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 522 trang
...government views, it might be employed to the worst purposes of arbitrary power; that, instead of assisting, it would weaken commerce, by tempting people to withdraw their money from trade, and employ it in stockjobbing; that it would produce a swarm of brokers and jobbers to prey upon their fellow creatures,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 516 trang
...employed to the worst purposes of arbitrary power; that, instead of assisting, it would weaken tcommerce, by tempting people to withdraw their money from trade, and employ it in stockjobbing; that it would produce a swarm of brokers and jobbers to prey upon their tellow creatures,... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - 448 trang
...views, it might be employed to the worst purposes of arhitrary power : that, instead of assisting, it would weaken commerce, by tempting people to withdraw their money from trade, and employ it in stock-jobhing: that it would produce a swarm of brokers and jobbers to prey upon their fellow-creatures,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1822 - 516 trang
...views, it might be employed to the worst purposes of arbitrary power : that, instead of assisting, it would weaken commerce, by tempting people to withdraw their money from trade, and employ it in stock-jobbing : that it would produce a swarm of brokers and jobbers, to prey upon their fellow-creatures,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1825 - 656 trang
...views, it niight be employed to the worst purposes of arbitran* power : that, instead of assisting, it would weaken commerce, by tempting people to withdraw their money from trade, and employ it in stock-jobbing : that it would produce a swarm of brokers and jobbers to prey upon their fellow-creatures,... | |
 | David Hume - 1825 - 534 trang
...people to withdraw their money from trade, and employ it in stock-jobbing: that it would produce a swarm of brokers and jobbers, to prey upon their fellow-creatures, encourage fraud and gaming, and farther corrupt the morals of the nation. Notwithstanding these objections, the bill made its way through... | |
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The project was violently opposed by a strong party, who affirmed that it would become a monopoly, and engross the whole money of the kingdom; that, as it must infallibly be subservient to government views, it might be employed to the worst purposes of... 
