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- Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods.
- 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…
- But a tax on luxuries would no other effect than to raise their price. It would fall wholly on the consumer, and could neither increase…
- The interest of the landlord is always opposed to the interests of every other class in the community.
- 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…
- If a commodity were in no way useful, - in other words, if it could in no way contribute to our gratification, - it would…
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- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
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- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
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