The Condition of Nations, Social and Political

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Excerpt from The Condition of Nations, Social and Political: With Complete Comparative Tables of Universal StatisticsIt is avery general belief that Statistics consist exclusively of figures this view is however erroneous, although it is true that figures are pre eminently serviceable in Statistics.No doubt figures are at first sight repelling, and we can easily under stand that the appearance of volumes, occupied with dry tables, is far from attractive. T o the generality of people, it is even a matter of indifference whether such tables be arranged in one way or another they very rarely produce any impression but of aversion, and they are con sequently seldom remembered. One is led to consider how it is that Statistics are so little appreciated, or how it comes to pass that they are so frequently misapplied. Too Often they appear to have no other object than to minister to the monarch's love of display, or to provide means for Official misrepresentations. They have thus not unfrequently been advanced to cast the false lustre of theatrical tinsel over the social relations of a country, veiling its actual misery, or tricking it out with a web of falsehood and deceit.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.