London Labour and the London Poor: Cyclopedia of the Condition and Earnings of Those That Will Work, Those That Cannot Work, and Those That Will Not Work (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Henry Mayhew

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9780260394262: London Labour and the London Poor: Cyclopedia of the Condition and Earnings of Those That Will Work, Those That Cannot Work, and Those That Will Not Work (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from London Labour and the London Poor: Cyclopedia of the Condition and Earnings of Those That Will Work, Those That Cannot Work, and Those That Will Not Work

One of the most remarkable and distinctive features of the present age is the universal desire for analytical investigations. Almost every branch of social economy is treated with a precision, and pursued with an accuracy, that pertains to an exact science. Demonstration has been reduced to a mathematical certainty figures and statistics everywhere abound, and supply data for further research.

Too Often, however, it happens that the solution of the social problem, or the collation of facts tending to throw light upon the moral and religious condition Of our country, forms the goal, and not the starting point of our labours.

Having accomplished a diligent, and Often a laborious, search, and succeeded in eliminating truth from a mass of contradictory evidence, men are generally satisfied with the mere pleasure derived from success Their knowledge, the hard pursuit Of which has called forth immense energy and perseverance, and entrenched largely on their time and capital, is no longer the means to an end, but the end itself. Having gathered a few pebbles from the exhaustless arcana of social philo sophy, they complacently enjoy their newly-found treasures, without a thought of the practical uses to which they may be applied.

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