But a rise in the wages of labour would not equally affect commodities produced with machinery quickly consumed, and commodities produced with machinery slowly consumed. — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
The facility of obtaining food is beneficial in two ways to the owners of capital, it at the same time raises profits and increases the amount of consumable commodities. — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
It appears to me that one great cause of our difference in opinion on subjects which we often discuss is that you have always… — David Ricardo Copy Share
To alter the money value of commodities, by altering the value of money, and yet to raise the same money amount by taxes, is… — David Ricardo Copy Share
Like all other contracts, wages should be left to the fair and free competition of themarket, and should never be controlled by the interference… — David Ricardo Copy Share
During the period of capital moving from one employment to another, the profits on that to which capital is flowing will be relatively high,… — David Ricardo Copy Share
If the quantity of labour realized in commodities, regulate their exchangeable value, every increase of the quantity of labour must augment the value of… — David Ricardo Copy Share
Whenever the current of money is forcibly stopped, and when money is prevented from settling at its just level, there are no limits to… — David Ricardo Copy Share
The exchangeable value of all commodities rises as the difficulties of their production increase. — David Ricardo Copy Share
Whether a bank lent one million, ten million, or a hundred millions, they would not permanently alter the market rate of interest; they would… — David Ricardo Copy Share
If then the prosperity of the commercial classes, will most certainly lead to accumulation of capital, and the encouragement of productive industry; these can… — David Ricardo Copy Share
I have already expressed my opinion on this subject in treating of rent, and have now only further to add, that rent is a… — David Ricardo Copy Share
A BOUNTY on the exportation of corn tends to lower its price to the foreign consumer, but it has no permanent effect on its… — David Ricardo Copy Share
Labour, like all other things which are purchased and sold... has its natural and its market price. — David Ricardo Copy Share
If a commodity were in no way useful, - in other words, if it could in no way contribute to our gratification, - it… — David Ricardo Copy Share
As the revenue of the farmer is realized in raw produce, or in the value of raw produce, he is interested, as well as… — David Ricardo Copy Share
