The History of the Reign of George III. To the Termination of the Late War, Vol. 3 of 4

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Excerpt from The History of the Reign of George III. To the Termination of the Late War, Vol. 3 of 4: To Which Is Prefixed, a View of the Progressive Improvement of England, in Prosperity and Strength, to the Accession of His MajestyThe chief constituents of national prosperity are, first, the means of subsistence, through agriculture, mines, fisheries, manufactures, and commerce secondly, defence in military and naval strength, for securing those advan tages, comprehending also, connexions with foreign coun tries, when conducive either to benefit or security third-t ly, the preservation and improvement of that physical and moral character, which is best fitted for retaining and promoting the advantages, this head requires the encon ragement of useful and liberal arts, and in every civilized and enlightened country the promotion of science and literature, fourthly, the gratification of prevalent habits of comfort and enjoyments, as far as depends upon gov ernment, unless restriction be necessary for the public good, and the liberty of the subject, without which, to generous and independent spirits, no other blessing of life can afford perfect enjoyment, fifthly, subsidiary to the rest, is provision for the continuance of these, as far as human foresight can extend. A statesman of consum mate wisdom may bestow a greater or less proportion of attention on one or another of these constituents, accord ing to circumstances, but such a minister will have them all in his view. The peculiar situation of Britain, ex hansted by the enormous expenses of her late ruinous war, and loaded with an immense public debt, rendered the promotion of trade and improvement of finance the most immediately urgent objects of legislative and minis terial consideration. Besides, at this time, the study of political economy occupied the greater number of scholars, moral and political philosophers, and almost every able and informed senator and statesman. Such disquisitions.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.