Item 32 - Richard Jones to William Whewell

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RJ will meet WW in London and they can then go on to Brighton. With regard to the decreasing power of agriculture RJ has 'made no use of the increasing mass of profits paid on auxiliary capital - that argument is yours - very probably sound but I had purposely reserved all calculations on the increasing productive powers of nations as evidenced by the increasing success of profits paid in the Book on Profits. But I think your view likely to be correct'. RJ saw WW 'abused in yesterdays Times - I suppose we shall find at last that those who keep above or aloof from mere party politics had better keep aloof altogether unless in extremes for it is clear we shall get understood by neither party and abused by both'.