Jean-Charles-Leonard Simonde De Sismondi (May 9, 1773 - June 25, 1842) on Religious Powers and Cruelty(published by RevoltSource) |
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Swiss Historian, Political Economist, best Known for his Works on French and Italian History, one of the First Liberal Critics of Laissez-faire Economics, Pioneering Advocate of Unemployment Insurance, Sickness Benefits, and a Progressive Tax
: A Swiss historian and political economist, who is best known for his works on French and Italian history, and his economic ideas. His Nouveaux principes d'?conomie politique, ou de la richesse dans ses rapports avec la population (1819) represents the first liberal critique of laissez-faire economics. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
Quote #12 on Religious Struggle Quotes >> Religious Powers and Cruelty
“Religions began with the origin of the human race; and therefore at a time when the rapid progress of population was everywhere desirable; their principles have not yet changed, now when the unlimited increase of families has given birth only to beings, of necessity condemned to physical suffering or moral degradation.”
Source: "Political Economy," by Jean-Charles-Leonard Simonde de Sismondi, 1815 Chapter 7.
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