"Trade is nothing else but a Commutation of……" — Dudley North
"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 you can spare."
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10 Quotes by Dudley North
Dudley North has 10 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
- The Question to be considered is, Whether the Government have reason by a Law, to prohibit the taking more than…
- And those are the Rich, who transmit what they have to their Posterity; whereby particular Families become rich; and of…
- One rich Man hath Lands, not only more than he can manage, but so much, that letting them out to…
- 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…
- It may be said, let him take Money at Interest, and not buy at Time. But then Men must be…
- No Man is richer for having his Estate all in Money, Plate, etc. lying by him, but on the contrary,…
- If any man, out of an humour, should turn all his Estate into Money, and keep it dead, he would…
- Nor in truth, can Forreign Trade subsist without the Home Trade, both being connected together.