By establishing an asylum of this kind, such persons to whom temporary distresses occur, would have an opportunity to recruit themselves, and be enabled to look out for better employment.
Proposing a system of public assistance, he explains how such institutions would provide temporary relief and opportunities for those facing hardship.
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But from such opposition the French Revolution, instead of suffering, receives an homage.
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Whether robbery shall be banished from courts, and wretchedness from countries?
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