Dudley North Quotes

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• The Question to be considered is, Whether the Government have reason by a Law, to prohibit the taking more than 4 l. per cent Interest…
• Trade is nothing else but a Commutation of Superfluities; for instance: I give mine, what I can spare, for somewhat of yours, which I want,…
• And those are the Rich, who transmit what they have to their Posterity; whereby particular Families become rich; and of such are compounded Cities, Countries,…
• One rich Man hath Lands, not only more than he can manage, but so much, that letting them out to others, he is supplied with…
• It is said, that in Holland Interest is lower than in England.
• So that it cannot be denied, but the lowering of Interest may, and probably will keep some Money from coming abroad into Trade; whereas on…
• It may be said, let him take Money at Interest, and not buy at Time. But then Men must be found, that will lend; the…
• No Man is richer for having his Estate all in Money, Plate, etc. lying by him, but on the contrary, he is for that reason…
• If any man, out of an humour, should turn all his Estate into Money, and keep it dead, he would soon be sensible of Poverty…
• Nor in truth, can Forreign Trade subsist without the Home Trade, both being connected together.

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