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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 01, 1776
Page
2
A letter to the editor argues the period demands domestic improvement and warns that high poor rates will impoverish the nation. It urges government action to reform the poor laws, compel housing of industry, and prevent future decline in national wealth and industry due to parochial taxes.
A letter argues to cultivate waste land with felon labor and ease taxes to enrich the crown and improve travel, while a Montanequieu excerpt praises education as the root of virtue. It critiques French tutors and women in shaping youth, urging better governance and merit.
An elderly author laments royal governance citing moral failings and weakness. He contrasts rulers from Louis XII to Louis XIV, branding monarchs as brutes manipulated by flatterers while condemning despotism and ambition. A final flourish condemns the concept of a “great man” in kingships.
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