Principles of Political Economy: Deduced from the Natural Laws of Social Welfare and Applied to the Present State of Britain |
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... procure it . An additional element in value is scarcity , or an insuf- ficient supply to meet the demand . In the ... procurement ; and the cost of procurement consists almost wholly of the trouble or labour necessary for procuring the ...
... procure it . An additional element in value is scarcity , or an insuf- ficient supply to meet the demand . In the ... procurement ; and the cost of procurement consists almost wholly of the trouble or labour necessary for procuring the ...
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... procure it when we want more than the soils immediately within reach can supply ? Might we not as rationally regret that all men are not six foot high , all trees not oak , and all flowers not roses , as that all land is not fitted for ...
... procure it when we want more than the soils immediately within reach can supply ? Might we not as rationally regret that all men are not six foot high , all trees not oak , and all flowers not roses , as that all land is not fitted for ...
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... procure it at the cheapest possible rate . All their interest lies in procuring the greatest possible quantity of it at the least expense of their labour and capital . To give an artificial preference to its production from our home ...
... procure it at the cheapest possible rate . All their interest lies in procuring the greatest possible quantity of it at the least expense of their labour and capital . To give an artificial preference to its production from our home ...
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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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