 | 1833 - 598 pages
...not be altogether uninstructed. The state, however, ' derives no inconsiderable advantage from their instruction. ' The more they are instructed, the less liable they are to tbe ' delusions of enthusiasm and superstition, which, among igno' rant nations, frequently occasion... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Education - 1812 - 374 pages
...state derives no inconsiderable advantage from the instruction of the inferior orders of the people. The more they are instructed, the less liable they...each individually, more respectable and more likely t6 obtain the respect of their lawful superiors, and they are therefore more disposed to respect those... | |
 | Wakefield, Edward - Ireland - 1812 - 954 pages
...by Bow«W,vol.i. p. 423. J Dr. Adam Smith, speaking of the inhabitants of a country, remarks, that " the more they are instructed, the less liable they...frequently occasion the most dreadful disorders." Wealth of Nations, vol. iii. p. 192. >• e ' that the schoolmasters of Scotland are a most useful... | |
 | Robert Aglionby Slaney - Agriculture - 1824 - 260 pages
...trusty devotion during the French Revolution. " The more the people are instructed," says Adam Smith, " the less liable they are to the " delusions of enthusiasm...orderly than an " ignorant and stupid one. They feel them" selves, each individual, more respectable and " more likely to obtain the respect of their law"... | |
 | English literature - 1833 - 598 pages
...not be altogether uninstructed. The state, however, ' derives no inconsiderable advantage from their instruction. ' The more they are instructed, the less...delusions of enthusiasm and superstition, which, among igno' rant nations, frequently occasion the most dreadful disorders. ' An instructed and intelligent... | |
 | Education - 1833 - 632 pages
...extended instruction, Adam Smith observes: — ' The more they are instructed, the less liable are they to the delusions of enthusiasm and superstition, which...occasion the most dreadful disorders. An instructed, intelligent people, besides, are always more decent and orderly than an ignorant and stupid one. They... | |
 | Adam Smith - Economics - 1838 - 476 pages
...not be altogether uninstructed. The state, however, derives no inconsiderable advantage from their instruction. The more they are instructed, the less...enthusiasm and superstition, which, among ignorant nations ii, an ntly occasion the most dreadlul disorder*. An instructed and intelligent people, beides, are... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1839 - 448 pages
...not be altogether uninstructed. The state, however, derives no inconsiderable advantage from their instruction. The more they are instructed, the less...dreadful disorders. An instructed and intelligent people, besidesj are always more decent and orderly than an ignorant and Stupid one. They feel themselves,... | |
 | Literature - 1923 - 850 pages
...inconsiderable advantage from their instruction. The more they are instructed, the less liable are they to the delusions of enthusiasm and superstition, which...ignorant nations frequently occasion the most dreadful disorder. An instructed and intelligent people, besides, are always more decent and orderly than an... | |
 | Sir William Hamilton - Education - 1852 - 848 pages
...not be altogether uninstructed. The State, however, derives no inconsiderable advantage from their instruction. The more they are instructed, the less...delusions of enthusiasm and superstition, which, among ign>> rant nations, frequently occasion the most dreadful disorders. An instructed and intelligent... | |
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The more they are instructed, the less liable they are to the delusions of enthusiasm and superstition, which, among ignorant nations, frequently occasion the most dreadful disorders. 
