| Title | The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |
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| Page | 1403 |
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work, what encouragement will there be for anyone to worry his brains out trying to invent some new machine, or make some new discovery?' `Well,' said Barrington, `I think that's covered by the last answer, but if it were found necessary - which is highly improbable - to offer some material reward in addition to the respect, esteem or honour that would be enjoyed by the author of an invention that was a boon to the community, it could be arranged by allowing him to retire before the expiration of his twenty-five years service. The boon he had conferred on the community by the invention, would be considered equivalent to |
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