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Commodities Quotes by David Ricardo
- It is here we come to the heart of the matter. The economic principle of comparative advantage', 'a country may, in return for manufactured commodities,…
- A rise of wages from this cause will, indeed, be invariably accompanied by a rise in the price of commodities; but in such cases, it…
- The exchangeable value of all commodities rises as the difficulties of their production increase.
- No extension of foreign trade will immediately increase the amount of value in a country, although it will very powerfully contribute to increase the mass…
- Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed…
- 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.
- If the demand for home commodities should be diminished, because of the fall of rent on the part of the landlords, it will be increased…
- If the quantity of labour realized in commodities, regulate their exchangeable value, every increase of the quantity of labour must augment the value of that…
- 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…
More Commodities Quotes
- When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates… — Bono
- Soaring prices for crude oil, falling production surpluses, wild speculation in commodities, a rush into the precious metals, turmoil in the Middle… — James Buchan
- It is here we come to the heart of the matter. The economic principle of comparative advantage', 'a country may, in return… — David Ricardo
- I have come to the conclusion that silence and time are the most precious commodities. — Eloisa James
- The problem with commodities is that you are betting on what someone else would pay for them in six months. The commodity… — Warren Buffett
- What is the free market? Well, the free market, [we're told] is really a terrible, inhuman kind of arrangement, because it treats… — Ralph Raico
- Self-awareness is one of the rarest of human commodities. I don't mean self-consciousn ess where you're limiting and evaluating yourself. I mean… — Tony Robbins
- The reporting of news has to be understood as propaganda for commodities, and events by images. — Christopher Lasch