The complicated analyses which economists endeavour to carry through are not
mere gymnastic. They are instruments for the bettering of human life. The misery
and squalor that surround us, the injurious luxury of some wealthy families, the
terrible uncertainty overshadowing many families of the poorthese are evils too
plain to be ignored. By the knowledge that our science seeks it is possible that
they may be restrained. Out of the darkness light! To search for it is the task, to
find it perhaps the prize, which the dismal science of Political EconomyEoffers
to those who face its discipline.
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