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... employed , or reserved for employment , in production , to which we would add ( in order to exclude ambiguity as far as possible ) —with a view to profit by the sale of its produce * . * The term capital is employed , we think , by ...
... employed , or reserved for employment , in production , to which we would add ( in order to exclude ambiguity as far as possible ) —with a view to profit by the sale of its produce * . * The term capital is employed , we think , by ...
Page 194
... employed in the production of his corn . Hence , improvements which save any part of the time necessarily consumed in the business of production , effect a material reduction in the cost of the produce , by lessening the amount of ...
... employed in the production of his corn . Hence , improvements which save any part of the time necessarily consumed in the business of production , effect a material reduction in the cost of the produce , by lessening the amount of ...
Page 403
... employed to measure is absolutely indispensable to every standard mea- sure . Stability of value is the first and most es- sential requisite of the instrument employed for the exchange of values . Unfortunately there are great practical ...
... employed to measure is absolutely indispensable to every standard mea- sure . Stability of value is the first and most es- sential requisite of the instrument employed for the exchange of values . Unfortunately there are great practical ...
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PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE ON the Coincidence of | 1 |
Primary Natural Rights1 To Personal | 13 |
Duty of a Government the securing | 28 |
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