not the Illness but the remedy itself that is painful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The principal errors among these can be reduced to just four: (1) while a country is enriched, complaints of famine and misery are heard, despite the fact that famine and misery are not seen; (2) modem nations envy those of antiquity which, by comparison, actually merit contempt^”or compassion; (3) it is sometimes believed that the prince’is raising duties
when he is actually doing no more than setting them equal to ancient duties, which have since been reduced;
(4) what should be called opulence, tameness, industry are criticized as luxury, lassitude, or ignoble arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They do not appear to perceive the increase and-greater facility of acquisition 03: to rejoice in it, so insa\u00c2\u00ad tiable is man’s greed; they only complain of the expense
as though their money were being passed on to foreigners and not to their own fellow citize<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greed and complaint about expenses<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where one lives better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
London and Paris<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In other words, it is accredit to London and
Paris that everything there is more dear and that these cities do not grow any smaller as a result. This is the quality which shows that our century is an improve\u00c2\u00ad
ment’ over times past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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