A Project of Empire a Critical Study of the Economics of Imperialism With Spec
A Project of Empire a Critical Study of the Economics of Imperialism With Spec
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And the irony of the whole situation lay in the fact that owing to a variety of causes the principal colonies were preparing the way for political separa- tion from the country to which they owed so much. The irritation caused by the imposition of taxes, ostensibly for imperial purposes, of such small extent that they would not pay the expenses of collection — " peppercorn rents, " " shearing the wolf" — was sufficient to cut asunder for ever the ties which it was sought to tighten.
Adam Smith ...had no illusions as to the weakness of the British Empire, and of the causes of that weakness.
2o6 A PROJECT OF EMPIRE chap.
§ 17. Alternative of Disintegration or Real Union.
" Countries which contribute neither revenue nor military force towards the support of the empire cannot be considered as provinces. They may perhaps be considered as appendages, as a sort of splendid and showy equipage of the empire . . . The rulers of Great Britain have for more than a century past amused the people that they possessed a great empire on the west side of the Atlantic.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
And the irony of the whole situation lay in the fact that owing to a variety of causes the principal colonies were preparing the way for political separa- tion from the country to which they owed so much. The irritation caused by the imposition of taxes, ostensibly for imperial purposes, of such small extent that they would not pay the expenses of collection — " peppercorn rents, " " shearing the wolf" — was sufficient to cut asunder for ever the ties which it was sought to tighten.
Adam Smith ...had no illusions as to the weakness of the British Empire, and of the causes of that weakness.
2o6 A PROJECT OF EMPIRE chap.
§ 17. Alternative of Disintegration or Real Union.
" Countries which contribute neither revenue nor military force towards the support of the empire cannot be considered as provinces. They may perhaps be considered as appendages, as a sort of splendid and showy equipage of the empire . . . The rulers of Great Britain have for more than a century past amused the people that they possessed a great empire on the west side of the Atlantic.
What to read after A Project of Empire a Critical Study of the Economics of Imperialism With Spec?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Nicholson, J. Shield (Joseph Shield), 1850-1927 to read onlineMoreLess
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