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Excerpt from Highways and Horses
Should it be argued that the condition of the highways is a matter of interest only to a very small portion of the community, I can give a very conclusive and unequivocal reply to such a statement; let those who feel no interest in the condition of the highways cease to make use of them. If we require any proof of the in?uence their use exercises over the comfort and convenience of our lives, let us imagine a time when we are deprived of their use; let us imagine a snow-storm of such terrific violence and intensity, and lasting so long, that every road'' both of town and country is blockaded and rendered impassable for a month or more. What then would be the result of such a state of things? Would not every man, woman, and child throughout the kingdom feel then the vital importance of this means of communication of which they were deprived?
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Should it be argued that the condition of the highways is a matter of interest only to a very small portion of the community, I can give a very conclusive and unequivocal reply to such a statement; let those who feel no interest in the condition of the highways cease to make use of them. If we require any proof of the in?uence their use exercises over the comfort and convenience of our lives, let us imagine a time when we are deprived of their use; let us imagine a snow-storm of such terrific violence and intensity, and lasting so long, that every road'' both of town and country is blockaded and rendered impassable for a month or more. What then would be the result of such a state of things? Would not every man, woman, and child throughout the kingdom feel then the vital importance of this means of communication of which they were deprived?
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Athol Maudslay
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780331862041
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
Page Count - 609
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ISBN - 9781332327188
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