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... Finally . Since the essence of wealth consists in power over men , will it not follow that the nobler and the more in number the persons are over whom it has power , the greater the wealth ? Perhaps it may even appear , after some ...
... Finally . Since the essence of wealth consists in power over men , will it not follow that the nobler and the more in number the persons are over whom it has power , the greater the wealth ? Perhaps it may even appear , after some ...
Page 142
... finally , I believe nearly all labour may be shortly divided into positive and negative labour : positive , that which produces life ; negative , that which produces death ; the most directly negative labour being murder , and the most ...
... finally , I believe nearly all labour may be shortly divided into positive and negative labour : positive , that which produces life ; negative , that which produces death ; the most directly negative labour being murder , and the most ...
Page 150
... finally measured by the mouth ; hence , as I said above , consump- tion is the crown of production ; and the wealth of a nation is only to be estimated by what it consumes . The want of any clear sight of this fact is the capital error ...
... finally measured by the mouth ; hence , as I said above , consump- tion is the crown of production ; and the wealth of a nation is only to be estimated by what it consumes . The want of any clear sight of this fact is the capital error ...
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ESSAY PAGE | 1 |
THE VEINS OF WEALTH | 38 |
QUI JUDICATIS TERRAM | 67 |
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