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Page 143
... wealth consists in its authority over men , if the apparent or nominal wealth fail in this power , it fails in essence ; in fact , ceases to be wealth at all . It does not appear lately in England , that our authority over men is ...
... wealth consists in its authority over men , if the apparent or nominal wealth fail in this power , it fails in essence ; in fact , ceases to be wealth at all . It does not appear lately in England , that our authority over men is ...
Page 208
... wealth , being the sign of the relative quantities of it , or of the labour producing it , to which , at a given ... wealth or available labour which it professes to represent , remains unchanged . If the wealth increases , but not the ...
... wealth , being the sign of the relative quantities of it , or of the labour producing it , to which , at a given ... wealth or available labour which it professes to represent , remains unchanged . If the wealth increases , but not the ...
Page 213
... wealth . In the assertion that value is primarily intrinsic , it opposes the idea that anything which is an object of desire to numbers , and is limited in quantity , may be called , or virtually become , wealth . And in the assertion ...
... wealth . In the assertion that value is primarily intrinsic , it opposes the idea that anything which is an object of desire to numbers , and is limited in quantity , may be called , or virtually become , wealth . And in the assertion ...
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