Principles of Political Economy: Deduced from the Natural Laws of Social Welfare and Applied to the Present State of Britain |
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... trades , or ways of employing capital , from a mere statement of the gross profits returned by each . One may return ... trade of making chronometers , compared to that of making wooden clocks ) ; - or through its being carried on with ...
... trades , or ways of employing capital , from a mere statement of the gross profits returned by each . One may return ... trade of making chronometers , compared to that of making wooden clocks ) ; - or through its being carried on with ...
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... trade adds anything to the wealth of a nation , or is productive of any advantage beyond a slight increase of enjoyment , the sub- stitution of one luxury for another . ' The wine - trade he has discovered only produces wine , the sugar - ...
... trade adds anything to the wealth of a nation , or is productive of any advantage beyond a slight increase of enjoyment , the sub- stitution of one luxury for another . ' The wine - trade he has discovered only produces wine , the sugar - ...
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... trade , ' to borrow the just and forcible expressions of Sir Josiah Child , are TWINS , and have always , and ever will , wax and wane together . It cannot be ill with trade but land will fall , nor ill with land but trade will feel it ...
... trade , ' to borrow the just and forcible expressions of Sir Josiah Child , are TWINS , and have always , and ever will , wax and wane together . It cannot be ill with trade but land will fall , nor ill with land but trade will feel it ...
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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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