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John Morley: “Turgot's Memorial is as cogent an exposure of the mischief of Usury Laws to the public prosperity, as the more renowned…”

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Turgot's Memorial is as cogent an exposure of the mischief of Usury Laws to the public prosperity, as the more renowned pages either of Bentham or J.
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John Morley

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Morley asserts that Turgot's Memorial effectively critiques Usury Laws, comparing it to the works of Bentham.

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