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Political Essays 1

1.Of the liberty of the press 1

2.That politics may be reduced to a science 4

3.Of the first principles of government 16

4.Of the origin of government 20

5.Of the independency of Parliament 24

6.Whether the British government inclines more to absolute monarchy,or to a republic 28

7.Of parties in general 33

8.Of the parties of Great Britain 40

9.Of superstition and enthusiasm 46

10.Of civil liberty 51

11.Of the rise and progress of the arts and sciences 58

12.Of national characters 78

13.Of commerce 93

14.Of refinement in the arts 105

15.Of money 115

16.Of interest 126

17.Of the balance of trade 136

18.Of the jealousy of trade 150

19.Of the balance of power 154

20.Of taxes 161

21.Of public credit 166

22.Of some remarkable customs 179

23.Of the original contract 186

24.Of passive obedience 202

25.Of the coalition of parties 206

26.Of the Protestant succession 213

27.Idea of a perfect commonwealth 221

Appendix:Excerpts from Hume's History of England 234

Notes 260

Index 331