[769]. It would help the social reformer to learn, e. g. from clergymen, guardians of the poor, and police magistrates, what exact proportion of the destitution within their experience has been due, (a) to the fault of the victim, (b) to the fault of his parents, (c) to the fraud or oppression of others, and (d) to the mere accidents of trade.
[770]. 7th ed., p. 280.
[771]. III. ii. 434.
[772]. Scenes of Clerical Life, p. 250.
[773]. 7th ed., p. 404.
[774]. p. 464, 1817. As early as 1803 (Essay, 2nd ed., IV. xi 689) Malthus had recommended Savings Banks.
[775]. 7th ed., p. 397. Cf. p. 407, &c.
[776]. 7th ed., p. 405. To make the whole picture complete we must add what is said above (ch. i.) on the place of man on the earth, and also (Bk. III. chs. ii. and iii.) on industrial society as it might be.
[777]. See above, p. 298.
[778]. Mackintosh changed but never recanted. See Macaulay’s Essays.