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competition　with　the　interest　of　a　nation？

168　Whether　national　wants　ought　not　to　be　the　rule　of　trade？　And
whether　the　most　pressing　wants　of。　the　majority　ought　not　to　be
first　considered？

169　Whether　it　is　possible　the　country　should　be　well　improved；
while　our　beef　is　exported；　and　our　labourers　live　upon　potatoes？

170　If　it　be　resolved　that　we　cannot　do　without　foreign　trade；
whether；　at　least；　it　may　not　be　worth　while　to　consider　what
branches　thereof　deserve　to　be　entertained；　and　how　far　we　may　be
able　to　carry　it　on　under　our　present　limitations？

171　What　foreign　imports　may　be　necessary　for　clothing　and
feeding　the　families　of　persons　not　worth　above　one　hundred
pounds　a　year？　And　how　many　wealthier　there　are　in　the　kingdom；
and　what　proportion　they　bear　to　the　other　inhabitants？

172　Whether　trade　be　not　then　on　a　right　foot；　when　foreign
commodities　are　imported　in　exchange　only　for　domestic
superfluities？

173　Whether　the　quantities　of　beef；　butter；　wool；　and　leather；
exported　from　this　island；　can　be　reckoned　the　superfluities　of　a
country；　where　there　are　so　many　natives　naked　and　famished？

174　Whether　it　would　not　be　wise　so　to　order　our　trade　as　to
export　manufactures　rather　than　provisions；　and　of　those　such　as
employ　most　hands？

175　Whether　she　would　not　be　a　very　vile　matron；　and　justly
thought　either　mad　or　foolish；　that　should　give　away　the
necessaries　of　life　from　her　naked　and　famished　children；　in
exchange　for　pearls　to　stick　in　her　hair；　and　sweetmeats　to
please　her　own　palate？

176　Whether　a　nation　might　not　be　considered　as　a　family？

177　Whether　the　remark　made　by　a　Venetian　ambassador　to　Cardinal
Richelieu　　'That　France　needed　nothing　to　be　rich　and　easy；　but
to　know　how　to　spend　what　she　dissipates'　may　not　be　of　use　also
to　other　people？

178　Whether　hungry　cattle　will　not　leap　over　bounds？　And　whether
most　men　are　not　hungry　in　a　country　where　expensive　fashions
obtain？

179　Whether　there　should　not　be　published　yearly；　schedules　of
our　trade；　containing　an　account　of　the　imports　and　exports　of
the　foregoing　year？

180　Whether　other　methods　may　not　be　found　for　supplying　the
funds；　besides　the　custom　on　things　imported？

181　Whether　any　art　or　manufacture　be　so　difficult　as　the　making
of　good　laws？

182　Whether　our　peers　and　gentlemen　are　born　legislators？　Or；
whether　that　faculty　be　acquired　by　study　and　reflection？

183　Whether　to　comprehend　the　real　interest　of　a　people；　and　the
means　to　procure　it；　doth　not　imply　some　fund　of　knowledge；
historical；　moral；　and　political；　with　a　faculty　of　reason
improved　by　learning？

184　Whether　every　enemy　to　learning　be　not　a　Goth？　And　whether
every　such　Goth　among　us　be　not　an　enemy　to　the　country？

185　Whether；　therefore；　it　would　not　be　an　omen　of　ill　presage；　a
dreadful　phenomenon　in　the　land；　if　our　great　men　should　take　it
in　their　heads　to　deride　learning　and　education？

186　Whether；　on　the　contrary；　it　should　not　seem　worth　while　to
erect　a　mart　of　literature　in　this　kingdom；　under　wiser
regulations　and　better　discipline　than　in　any　other　part　of
Europe？　And　whether　this　would　not　be　an　infallible　means　of
drawing　men　and　money　into　the　kingdom？

187　Whether　the　governed　be　not　too　numerous　for　the　governing
part　of　our　college？　And　whether　it　might　not　be　expedient　to
convert　thirty　natives…places　into　twenty　fellowships？

188　Whether；　if　we　had　two　colleges；　there　might　not　spring　a
useful　emulation　between　them？　And　whether　it　might　not　be
contrived　so　to　divide　the　fellows；　scholars；　and　revenues
between　both；　as　that　no　member　should　be　a　loser　thereby？

189　Whether　ten　thousand　pounds　well　laid　out　might　not　build　a
decent　college；　fit　to　contain　two　hundred　persons；　and　whether
the　purchase　money　of　the　chambers　would　not　go　a　good　way
towards　defraying　the　expense？

190　Where　this　college　should　be　situated？

191　Whether；　in　imitation　of　the　Jesuits　at　Paris；　who　admit
Protestants　to　study　in　their　colleges；　it　may　not　be　right　for
us　also　to　admit　Roman　Catholics　into　our　college；　without
obliging　them　to　attend　chapel　duties；　or　catechisms；　or　divinity
lectures？　And　whether　this　might　not　keep　money　in　the　kingdom；
and　prevent　the　prejudices　of　a　foreign　education？

192　Whether　it　is　possible　a　State　should　not　thrive；　whereof　the
lower　part　were　industrious；　and　the　upper　wise？

193　Whether　the　collected　wisdom　of　ages　and　nations　be　not　found
in　books？

194　Whether　Themistocles　his　art　of　making　a　little　city；　or　a
little　people；　become　a　great　one　be　learned　anywhere　so　well　as
in　the　writings　of　the　ancients？

195　Whether　a　wise　State　hath　any　interest　nearer　heart　than　the
education　of　youth？

196　Whether　the　mind；　like　soil；　doth　not　by　disuse　grow　stiff
and　whether　reasoning　and　study　be　not　like　stirring　and　dividing
the　glebe？

197　Whether　an　early　habit　of　reflexion；　although　obtained　by
speculative　sciences；　may　not　have　its　use　in　practical　affairs？

198　Whether　even　those　parts　of　academical　learning　which　are
quite　forgotten　may　not　have　improved　and　enriched　the　soil；　like
those　vegetables　which　are　raised；　not　for　themselves；　but
ploughed　in　for　a　dressing　of　land？

199　Whether　it　was　not　an　Irish　professor　who　first　opened　the
public　schools　at　Oxford？　Whether　this　island　hath　not　been
anciently　famous　for　learning？　And　whether　at　this　day　it　hath
any　better　chance　for　being　considerable？

200　Whether　we　may　not　with　better　grace　sit　down　and　complain；
when　we　have　done　all　that　lies　in　our　power　to　help　ourselves？

201　Whether　the　gentleman　of　estate　hath　a　right　to　be　idle；　and
whether　he　ought　not　to　be　the　great　promoter　and　director　of
industry　among　his　tenants　and　neighbours？

202　Whether　in　the　cantons　of　Switzerland　all　under　thirty　years
of　age　are　not　excluded　from　their　great　councils？

203　Whether　Homer's　compendium　of　education；　would　not　be　a　good
rule　for　modern　educators　of　youth？　And　whether　half　the　learning
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