An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volumen2J. Maynard, 1811 |
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... course of exchange with Great Britain , that 100 sterling was occasionally considered as equi- valent , in some of the colonies , to 130 , and in others " to so great a sum as 1,100 currency ; this CH . II . 79 , OF MONEY .
... course of exchange with Great Britain , that 100 sterling was occasionally considered as equi- valent , in some of the colonies , to 130 , and in others " to so great a sum as 1,100 currency ; this CH . II . 79 , OF MONEY .
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... Britain , which his queen brought with her from Denmark , as a present fit for a sovereign to make to a sovereign , was , a few years ago , the ornament of an alehouse at Dunfermline . In some ancient cities , which either have been ...
... Britain , which his queen brought with her from Denmark , as a present fit for a sovereign to make to a sovereign , was , a few years ago , the ornament of an alehouse at Dunfermline . In some ancient cities , which either have been ...
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... Britain , where money is lent to government at three per cent . and to private people , upon good security , at four and four and a - half , the present legal rate , five per cent , is perhaps as proper as any . The legal rate , it is ...
... Britain , where money is lent to government at three per cent . and to private people , upon good security , at four and four and a - half , the present legal rate , five per cent , is perhaps as proper as any . The legal rate , it is ...
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... Britain , and some part of that cloth is , afterwards sent back to Spain . Whether the merchant whose capital exports the surplus produce of any society , be a native or a fo- reigner , is of very little importance . If he is a fo ...
... Britain , and some part of that cloth is , afterwards sent back to Spain . Whether the merchant whose capital exports the surplus produce of any society , be a native or a fo- reigner , is of very little importance . If he is a fo ...
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... Britain have not capital suf- ficient to improve and cultivate all their lands . The wool of the southern counties of Scotland is , a great part of it , after a long land carriage through very bad roads , manufactured in Yorkshire , for ...
... Britain have not capital suf- ficient to improve and cultivate all their lands . The wool of the southern counties of Scotland is , a great part of it , after a long land carriage through very bad roads , manufactured in Yorkshire , for ...
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Página 236 - By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry, he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.
Página 465 - To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers.
Página 198 - Political oeconomy, considered as a branch of the science of a statesman or legislator, proposes two distinct objects: first, to provide a plentiful revenue or subsistence for the people, or more properly to enable them to provide such a revenue or subsistence for themselves; and secondly, to supply the state or commonwealth with a revenue sufficient for the public services. It proposes to enrich both the people and the sovereign.
Página 236 - What is the species of domestic industry which his capital can employ, and of which the produce is likely to be of the greatest value, every individual, it is evident, can, in his local situation, judge much better than any statesman or lawgiver can do for him.
Página 469 - To propose that Great Britain should voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies, and leave them to elect their own magistrates, to enact their own laws, and to make peace and war as they might think proper, would be to propose such a measure as never was, and never will be adopted by any nation in the world.
Página 226 - The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind.
Página 10 - ... into three parts; the rent of land, the wages of labour, and the profits of stock: and constitutes a revenue to three different orders of people; to those who live by rent...
Página 246 - There seem, however, to be two cases in which it will generally be advantageous to lay some burden upon foreign, for the encouragement of domestic industry. The first is, when some particular sort of industry is necessary for the defence of the country.
Página 233 - Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of society, which he has in view. But the study of his own advantage naturally or, rather, necessarily leads him to prefer that employment which is most advantageous to the society.
Página 481 - Italy, there is not the least probability that the British constitution would be hurt by the union of Great Britain with her colonies. That constitution, on the contrary, would be completed by it, and seems to be imperfect without it.