pauperism
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Dr. Hale, always original in his methods, said that he had only thirty minutes to speak on "Poverty and Pauperism."
From The Story of Chautauqua by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
Pauperism is the general leakage through every joint of the ship that is rotten.
From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott
Pauperism is the valuelessness of Me, the phenomenon of my being unable to turn myself to account.
From Anarchism by Eltzbacher, Paul
"Pauperism has increased to such an extent in England," confesses M. Blanqui, "that the English government has had to seek a refuge in those frightful work-houses".
From System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)
Pauperism and local and Imperial taxation are all on the increase, and, despite agricultural laborers' outcries and workmen's strikes, it is agreed that her Majesty's reign has brought us many blessings.
From The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick by Bradlaugh, Charles