Civilization Taxation And Representation PDF Download

Excerpt from Civilization, Taxation, and Representation: Or Man's Social Position, Fiscal Responsibility, and Political Rights, Defined in Accordance With Natural Law There is no branch of study that affords so deep an interest to a reflective mind as the philosophy of civilization and yet there is no part of education so universally neglected. This perhaps, is attributable to the fact that the majority of students leave school in their youth; whilst philosophy is more especially the study of manhood. But this is not a sufficient reason why so great a majority of men should have entirely neglected this intellectual enjoyment, as education is generally continued after school days, and prolong ed more or less throughout life. The real cause is, probably, that Philosophers have generally so much to impart, that in detailing it they write huge volumes, which the majority of people are too busy to read. Some persons imagine that all philosophical subjects are necessarily dry, and uninteresting to the general public; but this is one of many popular delusions, for what can be more profitable to the mind than to know one's self, and to comprehend the natural development of civilized society? This knowledge is the standard by which the passing events of the world are estimated, so that what seems confusion to others, is perfect harmony to those who know something of the natural laws pertaining to civilization. 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.