 | Alexander Somerville - Free trade - 1853 - 676 pages
...they first settle, before going farther into the wilderness to reclaim. Mr Ricardo says, " Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth which is paid to the landlord for the use of the indestructible powers of the soil," and not for the buildings, he proceeds to say, nor the drainage,... | |
 | Henry Dunning Macleod - Economics - 1858 - 636 pages
...conier-stoue of Political Economy, witli what justice we shall see. 14. Ricardo begins by denning rent to be that portion of the produce of the earth which is...the original and indestructible powers of the soil* The Romans held it to be an evil omen to stumble on the threshold. Any one who has the slightest knowledge... | |
 | John Cazenove - 1859 - 170 pages
...such as it is found practically to exist among mankind. Note (7), page 11. Kicardo defined rent as " that portion of the produce of " the earth which is..."original and indestructible powers of the soil." The instances must be very rare to which this definition applies, as most lands are improved by having... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Economics - 1859 - 418 pages
...insisting upon this, what is the definition? "Rent," says Ricardo, " is that portion of the products of the earth which is paid to the landlord for the...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Can this definition be sustained ? Certainly not. The word " indestructible " is liable to challenge;... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1859 - 396 pages
...insisting upon this, what is the definition ? " Rent," says Ricardo, " is that portion of the products of the earth which is paid .to the landlord for the...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Can this definition be sustained ? Certainly not. The word " indestructible " is liable to challenge... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Value - 1859 - 404 pages
...insisting upon this, what is the definition ? " Rent," says Ricardo, " is that portion of the products of the earth which is paid to the landlord for the...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Can this definition be sustained ? Certainly not. The word " indestructible " is liable to challenge;... | |
 | Frédéric Bastiat - Economics - 1860 - 580 pages
...class."* Here the logical deduction makes its appearance — rent is an injustice. RICAKDO. — " Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth which is...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." And, in order that there may be no mistake, the author adds : " It is often confounded with the interest... | |
 | Frédéric Bastiat - Economics - 1860 - 382 pages
...class."* Here the logical deduction makes its appearance — rent is an injustice. RICARDO.— " Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth which is...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." And, in order that there may be no mistake, the author adds : " It is often confounded with the interest... | |
 | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1861 - 804 pages
...instance of this is supplied by the well-known theory of rent invented by Ricardo. " Rent," he said, " is that portion of the produce of the earth which is...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." That is, it is the consideration paid to the landlord by the tenant for leave to cultivate any land... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 514 pages
...discussion. However, without insisting upon this, what is the definition ? " Rent," says Ricardo, " is that portion of the produce of the earth which is...the original and indestructible powers of the soil." Can this definition be sustained ? Certainly not. The word " indestructible" is liable to challenge;... | |
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Rent is that portion of the produce of the earth, which is paid to the landlord for the use of the original and indestructible powers of the soil. 
