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Excerpt from A System of Political Economy It is necessary that I should write a few words, by way of preface, in order that I may if possible prevent any of those misconceptions which the title I have adopted may be apt to create, and lest the reader should suppose that I write as a Political Economist; perhaps a little syllogism, though not an entirely true one, will serve best to explain my object in writing. Those who write a treatise on a subject should first study the subject. Political Economy is a subject, therefore, before writing on it, I should have studied it. Those who have studied it become by reason of their study Free Traders. I am a Protectionist, ergo, I have not studied the subject, and ought not therefore to write upon it. If, then, I do not understand Political Economy, why do I write on it? My object then in writing upon it is not in order that I may elucidate Political Economy, but in order that I may explain by means of it certain philosophical views. 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.