Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy, Volume 2J.W. Parker and Son, 1849 |
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Page 125
... yards of cloth exchanged for 15 yards of linen in England , and for 20 in Germany . They will now exchange for the same number of yards of linen in both . For what number ? If for 15 yards , England will be just as she was , and Germany ...
... yards of cloth exchanged for 15 yards of linen in England , and for 20 in Germany . They will now exchange for the same number of yards of linen in both . For what number ? If for 15 yards , England will be just as she was , and Germany ...
Page 126
... yards of cloth , in both countries , exchange for 17 yards of linen . " The demand for a commodity , that is , the quantity of it which can find a purchaser , varies , as we have before re- marked , according to the price . In Germany ...
... yards of cloth , in both countries , exchange for 17 yards of linen . " The demand for a commodity , that is , the quantity of it which can find a purchaser , varies , as we have before re- marked , according to the price . In Germany ...
Page 127
... yards of linen for 10 yards of cloth . " But our suppositions might have been different . Suppose that , at the assumed rate of interchange , England had been disposed to consume no greater quantity of linen than 800 times 17 yards : it ...
... yards of linen for 10 yards of cloth . " But our suppositions might have been different . Suppose that , at the assumed rate of interchange , England had been disposed to consume no greater quantity of linen than 800 times 17 yards : it ...
Page 128
... yards of linen , nor for less than 15. But they may exchange for any intermediate number . The ratios , there- fore ... yards of cloth cost her as much labour as 20 yards of linen , she nevertheless consumed as much cloth as she wanted ...
... yards of linen , nor for less than 15. But they may exchange for any intermediate number . The ratios , there- fore ... yards of cloth cost her as much labour as 20 yards of linen , she nevertheless consumed as much cloth as she wanted ...
Page 129
... yards of cloth for 15 of linen , she would not consume more . Let this fixed quantity be 1000 times 10 yards . At the rate , however , of 10 for 20 , England would want more linen than would be equivalent to this quantity of cloth . She ...
... yards of cloth for 15 of linen , she would not consume more . Let this fixed quantity be 1000 times 10 yards . At the rate , however , of 10 for 20 , England would want more linen than would be equivalent to this quantity of cloth . She ...
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Page 484 - The only case in which, on mere principles of political economy, protecting duties can be defensible, is when they are imposed temporarily (especially in a young and rising nation) in hopes of naturalizing a foreign industry, in itself perfectly suitable to the circumstances of the country.
Page 349 - Fourthly, by subjecting the people to the frequent visits and the odious examination of the tax-gatherers, it may expose them to much unnecessary trouble, vexation, and oppression...
Page 121 - It is hardly possible to overrate the value, in the present low state of human improvement, of placing human beings in contact with persons dissimilar to themselves, and with modes of thought and action unlike those with which they are familiar.
Page 506 - Experience, however, proves that the depositaries of power who are mere delegates of the people, that is of a majority, are quite as ready (when they think they can count on popular support) as any organs of oligarchy, to assume arbitrary power, and encroach unduly on the liberty of private life.
Page 349 - The certainty of what each individual ought to pay is, in taxation, a matter of so great importance, that a very considerable degree of inequality, it appears, I believe, from the experience of all nations, is not near so great an evil as a very small degree of uncertainty.
Page 512 - Letting alone, in short, should be the general practice: every departure from it, unless required by some great good, is a certain evil.
Page 122 - ... it may be said without exaggeration that the great extent and rapid increase of international trade, in being the principal guarantee of the peace of the world, is the great permanent security for the uninterrupted progress of the ideas, the institutions, and the character of the human race.
Page 348 - The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.
Page 348 - The tax which each individual is bound to pay ought to be certain and not arbitrary. The time of payment, the manner of payment, the quantity to be paid, ought all to be clear and plain to the contributor and to every other person.
Page 247 - ... the unlimited, growth of man's power over nature. Our knowledge of the properties and laws of physical objects shows no sign of approaching its ultimate boundaries: it is advancing more rapidly, and in a greater number of directions at once, than in any previous age or generation, and affording such frequent glimpses of unexplored fields beyond, as to justify the belief that our acquaintance with nature is still almost in its infancy.