Who wrote this? The inhabitants of every country are trained…

Who wrote this? The inhabitants of every country are trained and formed by its great leading existing circumstances, and the character of the lower orders in Britain, is now formed chiefly by circumstances arising from trade, manufactures, and commerce; and the governing principle of trade, manufactures, and commerce, is immediate pecuniary gain, to which on the great scale every other is made to give way. All are sedulously trained to buy cheap and to sell dear; and to succeed in this art, the parties must be taught to acquire strong powers of deception; and thus a spirit is generated through every class of traders, destructive of that open, honest sincerity, without which man cannot make others happy, nor enjoy happiness himself.

Who wrote this? However unwillingly a person who has a stron…

Who wrote this? However unwillingly a person who has a strong opinion may admit the possibility that his opinion may be false, he ought to be moved by the consideration that however true it may be, if it is not fully, frequently, and fearlessly discussed, it will be held as a dead dogma, not a living truth.

Instructions: Submit a complete introduction paragraph along…

Instructions: Submit a complete introduction paragraph along with a complete body paragraph for Essay 2. The body paragraph can be any of the three; it does not have to be your first one.  You will complete your work in a word processing program, save as a .doc or .docx file, and then upload the file to this quiz.  Make sure your work follows the formatting guidelines for the course.    

Who wrote this? Finally, commerce inspires in men a vivid lo…

Who wrote this? Finally, commerce inspires in men a vivid love of individual independence. Commerce supplies their needs, satisfies their desires, without the intervention of the authorities. This intervention is almost always—and I do not know why I say almost—this intervention is indeed always a trouble and an embarrassment.