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Although it is usual to credit Mill with originating the laws of international values, yet they are but a development of Ricardo's doctrine of international trade, and Mill's discussions of the progress of society toward the stationary state were also hinted at, although obscurely, by Ricardo. ALTHOUGH IT IS USUAL TO CREDIT MILL WITH ORIGINATING THE LAWS OF INTERNATIONAL VALUES YET THEY ARE BUT A DEVELOPMENT OF RICARDO'S DOCTRINE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND MILL'S DISCUSSIONS OF THE PROGRESS OF SOCIETY TOWARDS THE STATIONARY STATES WERE ALSO HINTED AT ALTHOUGH OBSCURELY BY RICARDO
tter and more attractive form, but chiefly by a method of systematic treatment more lucid and practical than had been hitherto reached, by improving vastly beyond the dry treatises of his predecessors (including Ricardo, who was concise and dull), by infusing a human element into his aims, and by illustrations and practical applications. Even yet, however, some parts of his book show the tendency to too great a fondness for abstract statement, induced probably by a dislike to slighting his reasons (due to his early training), and by the limits of his book, which obliged him to omit many possible illustrations. With a deep sympathy for the laboring-classes, he was tempted into the field of sociology in this book, although he saw distinctly that political economy was but one of the sciences, a knowledge of which was necessary to a legislator in reaching a decision upon social questions. Mill shows an advance beyond Ricardo in this treatise, by giving the study a more practical direction. ARDO'S PRINCIPLES IN BETTER AND MORE ATTRACTIVE FORM BUT CHIEFLY BY A METHOD OF SYSTEMATIC TREATMENT MORE LUCID AND PRACTICAL THAN HAD BEEN HITHERTO REACHED BY IMPROVING VASTLY BEYOND THE DRY TREATISE OF HIS PREDECESSORS INCLUDING RICARDO WHO WAS CONCISE AND DULL BY INFUSING A HUMAN ELEMENT INTO HIS AIMS AND BY ILLUSTRATIONS AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS EVEN YET HOWEVER SOME PARTS OF HIS BOOK SHOW THE TENDENCY TO TOO GREAT A FONDNESS FOR ABSTRACT STATEMENT INDUCED PROBABLY BY A DISLIKE TO SLIGHTING HIS REASONS DUE TO HIS EARLY TRAINING AND BY THE LIMITS OF HIS BOOK WHICH OBLIGED HIM TO OMIT MANY POSSIBLE ILLUSTRATIONS WITH A DEEP SYMPATHY FOR THE LABORING CLASSES HE WAS TEMPTED INTO THE FIELD OF SOCIOLOGY IN THIS BOOK ALTHOUGH HE SAW DISTINCTLY THAT POLITICAL ECONOMY WAS BUT ONE OF THE SCIENCES A KNOWLEDGE OF WHICH WAS NECESSARY TO A LEGISLATOR IN REACHING A DECISION UPON SOCIAL QUESTIONS MILL SHOWS AN ADVANCE BEYOND RICARDO IN THIS TREATISE BY GIVING THE STUDY A MORE PRACTICAL DIRECTION
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