Economics for ConsumersAmerican Book Company, 1944 - 666 pages |
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Page 68
... force favoring custom . Whether the isolation results from physical , political , racial , or linguistic barriers , the results are identical . By these means groups are cut off from others , and the trans- mission of ideas from one ...
... force favoring custom . Whether the isolation results from physical , political , racial , or linguistic barriers , the results are identical . By these means groups are cut off from others , and the trans- mission of ideas from one ...
Page 121
... forces of habit and custom are more powerful than the force of fashion . It is a curious fact that men , who in the productive aspect of their lives are of necessity little influenced by custom , are much more rigidly bound by customary ...
... forces of habit and custom are more powerful than the force of fashion . It is a curious fact that men , who in the productive aspect of their lives are of necessity little influenced by custom , are much more rigidly bound by customary ...
Page 373
... force amounted to $ 1,500,000 . From a small group of 44 members with $ 16,000 of insurance in force , the Society , recently named Workmen's Mutual Fire Insurance Society , Incorporated , has grown to more than 68,000 members carrying ...
... force amounted to $ 1,500,000 . From a small group of 44 members with $ 16,000 of insurance in force , the Society , recently named Workmen's Mutual Fire Insurance Society , Incorporated , has grown to more than 68,000 members carrying ...
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