The Social System: A Treatise on the Principle of Exchange (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)John Gray
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1330454790
ISBN-139781330454794
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
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Excerpt from The Social System: A Treatise on the Principle of Exchange
A long period has elapsed since my mind was first impressed with the belief that there exists in the heart and vitals of society some deeply rooted but concealed disease; and continued reflection upon the subject, has only tended to confirm and strengthen the opinion.
A notion appears to prevail amongst mankind, that there exists in our Social System a self regulating principle, and that the stream of commerce, like that of water, only requires to be let alone to find its own level, and to flow on smoothly and prosperously. Ten years ago, I doubted, and I now deny, the existence of any such principle.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A long period has elapsed since my mind was first impressed with the belief that there exists in the heart and vitals of society some deeply rooted but concealed disease; and continued reflection upon the subject, has only tended to confirm and strengthen the opinion.
A notion appears to prevail amongst mankind, that there exists in our Social System a self regulating principle, and that the stream of commerce, like that of water, only requires to be let alone to find its own level, and to flow on smoothly and prosperously. Ten years ago, I doubted, and I now deny, the existence of any such principle.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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