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and study of these kingdoms is not useless； for want of a proper
delivery and punctuation being taught in our schools and
colleges？
204 Whether in any order a good building can be made of bad
materials？ Or whether any form of government can make a happy
State out of bad individuals？
205 What was it that Solomon compared to a jewel of gold in a
swine's snout？
206 Whether the public is more concerned in anything than in the
procreation of able citizens？
207 Whether to the multiplying of human kind； it would not much
conduce if marriages were made with good…liking？
208 Whether； if women had no portions； we should then see so many
unhappy and unfruitful marriages？
209 Whether the laws be not； according to Aristotle； a mind
without appetite or passion？ And consequently without respect of
persons？
210 Suppose a rich man's son marries a poor man's daughter；
suppose also that a poor man's daughter is deluded and debauched
by the son of a rich man； which is most to be pitied？
211 Whether the punishment sh ould be placed on the seduced or
the seducer？
212 Whether a promise made before God and man in the most solemn
manner ought to be violated？
213 Whether it was Plato's opinion that； 'for the good of the
community； rich should marry with rich？' … De Leg。 lib。 iv。
214 Whether； as seed equally scattered produceth a goodly
harvest； even so an equal distribution of wealth doth not cause a
nation to flourish？
215 Whence is it that Barbs and Arabs are so good horses？ And
whether in those countries they are not exactly nice in admitting
none but males of a good kind to their mares？
216 What effects would the same care produce in families？
217 Whether the real foundation for wealth must not be laid in
the numbers； the frugality； and the industry of the people？ And
whether all attempts to enrich a nation by other means； as
raising the coin； stock…jobbing； and such arts are not vain？
218 Whether a door ought not to be shut against all other methods
of growing rich； save only by industry and。 merit？ And whether
wealth got otherwise would not be ruinous to the public？
219 Whether the abuse of banks and paper…money is a just
objection against the use thereof？ And whether such abuse might
not easily be prevented？
220 Whether national banks are not found useful in Venice；
Holland； and Hamburg？ And whether it is not possible to contrive
one that may be useful also in Ireland？
221 Whether the banks of Venice and Amsterdam are not in the
hands of the public？
222 Whether it may not be worth while to inform ourselves in the
nature of those banks？ And what reason can be assigned why
Ireland should not reap the benefit of such public banks as well
as other countries？
223 Whether a bank of national credit； supported by public funds
and secured by Parliament； be a chimera or impossible thing？ And
if not； what would follow from the supposal of such a bank？
224 Whether the currency of a credit so well secured would not be
of great advantage to our trade and manufactures？
225 Whether the notes of such public bank would not have a more
general circulation than those of private banks； as being less
subject to frauds and hazards？
226 Whether it be not agreed that paper hath in many respects the
advantage above coin； as being of more dispatch in payments； more
easily transferred； preserved； and recovered when lost？
227 Whether； besides these advantages； there be not an evident
necessity for circulating credit by paper； from the defect of
coin in this kingdom？
228 Whether it be rightly remarked by some that； as banking
brings no treasure into the kingdom like trade； private wealth
must sink as the bank riseth？ And whether whatever causeth
industry to flourish and circulate may not be said to increase
our treasure？
229 Whether the ruinous effects of Mississippi； South Sea；1 and
such schemes were not owing to an abuse of paper money or credit；
in making it a means for idleness and gaming； instead of a motive
and help to industry？
230 Whether the rise of the bank of Amsterdam was not purely
casual； for the security and dispatch of payments？ And whether
the good effects thereof； in supplying the place of coin； and
promoting a ready circulation of industry and commerce may not be
a lesson to us； to do that by design which others fell upon by
chance？
231 Whether plenty of small cash be not absolutely necessary for
keeping up a circulation among the people； that is； whether
copper be not more necessary than gold？
232 Whether that which increaseth the stock of a nation be not a
means of increasing its trade？ And whether that which increaseth
the current credit of a nation may not be said to increase its
stock？
233 Whether the credit of the pubic funds be not a mine of gold
to England？ And whether any step that should lessen this credit
ought not to be dreaded？
234 Whether such credit be not the principal advantage that
England hath over France？ I may add； over every other country in
Europe？
235 Whether by this the public is not become possessed of the
wealth of foreigners as well as natives？ And whether England be
not in some sort the treasury of Christendom？
236 Whether； as our current domestic credit grew； industry would
not grow likewise； and if industry； our manufactures； and if
these； our foreign credit？
237 Whether foreign demands may not be answered by our exports
without drawing cash out of the kingdom？
238 Whether as industry increased； our manufactures would not
flourish； and as these flourished； whether better returns would
not be made from estates to their landlords； both within and
without the kingdom？
239 Whether the sure way to supply people with tools and
materials； and to set them at work； be not a free circulation of
money； whether silver or paper？
240 Whether in New England all trade and business is not as much
at a stand； upon a scarcity of paper…money； as with us from the
want of specie？
241 Whether it be certain that the quantity of silver in the bank
of Amsterdam be greater now than at first； but whether it be not
certain that there is a greater circulation of industry and
extent of trade； more people； ships； houses； and commodities of
all sorts； more power by sea and land？
242 Whether money； lying dead in the bank of Amsterdam； would not
be as useless as in the mine？
243 Whether our visible security in land could be doubted？ And
whether there be anything like this in the bank of Amsterdam？
244 Whether it be just to apprehend danger from trusting a
national bank with power to extend its credit； to circulate notes
which it shall be felony to counterfeit； to receive goods on
loans； to purchase lands； to sell also or alienate them； and to
deal in bills of exchange； when these powers are no other than
have been trusted for many years with the bank of England；
although in truth but a private bank？
245 Whether the objection from monopolies and an overgrowth of
power； which are made against private banks； can possibly hold
against a national one？
246 Whether the evil effects which of late years have attended
paper…money and credit in Europe did not spring from
subscriptions； shares； dividends； and stock…jobbing？
247 Whether the great evils attending paper…money in the British
Plantations of America have not sprung from the overrating their
lands； and issuing paper without discretion； and from the
legislators breaking their own rules in favour of themselves；
thus sacrificing the public to their private benefit？ And whether
a little sense and honesty might not easily prevent all such
inconveniences？
248 Whether the subject of free…thinking in religion be not
exhausted？ And whether it be not high time for our freethinkers
to turn their thoughts to the improvement of their country？
249 Whether it must not be ruinous for a nation to sit down to
game； be it with silver or with paper？
250 Whether； therefore； the circulating paper； in the late
ruinous schemes of France and England； was the true evil； and not
rather the circulating thereof without industry？ And whether the
bank of Amsterdam； where industry had been for so many years
subsisted and circulated by transfers on paper； doth not clearly
decide this point？
251 Whether there are not to be seen in America fair； towns；
wherein the people are well lodged； fed； and clothed； without a
beggar in their streets； although there be not one grain of gold
or silver current among them？
252 Whether these people do not exercise all arts and trades；
build ships and navigate them to all parts of the world； purchase
lands； till and reap the fruits of them； buy and sell； educate
and provide for their children？ Whether they do not even indulge
themselves in foreign vanities？
253 Whether； whatever inconveniences those people may have
incurred from not observing either rules or bounds in their paper
money； yet it be not certain that they are in a more flourishing
condition； have larger and better built towns； more plenty； more
industry； more arts and civility； and a more extensive commerce；
than when they had gold and silver current among them？
254 Whether a view of the ruinous ef