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Excerpt from Defence of Opposition With Respect to Their Conduct on Irish Affairs: With Explanatory Notes; Dedicated to the Right Honourable C. J. Fox
The revenue of every country is divided in modern times, into two kinds; 1 ft, the income of every individual fe parately, from whatever means: 2dly, the income of ail the individuals colle�'tively, which is called the public re venue, on the income of the flate. The private revenue of no country on earth ever accumulated falter than the private revenue of this kingdom, during the lait hundred years, which continues to accumulate abundantly at this moment. But, the public revenue, however great and produ�tive it may be under late management, is deprefled by many debts, funded and unfunded. It is apparent therefore, that the wifdom of our connie-ls ought to b chiefly occupied in firengthening the public revenue, which is thus feeble; leaving private incomes which are thus productive to the care of individuals, who are en titled to general protection, Without the particular inter ference of the fiate. 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.
