He gathered up the fundamental principles underlying the complicated topics of political economy, stated them with such clearness and simplicity, as not only to bring them within the comprehension of, but to make them attractive to the ordinary understanding.
Jacobs praises a speaker's skill in simplifying complex economic principles for the public.
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