Essays and Letters, Volume 2R. & W.A.Bartow & Company, 1822 - American essays |
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... equal values are ex- changed for equal , the expense of transport includ- ed . Thus , if it costs A in England as much labour and charge to raise a bushel of wheat , as it costs B in France to produce four gallons of wine , then are ...
... equal values are ex- changed for equal , the expense of transport includ- ed . Thus , if it costs A in England as much labour and charge to raise a bushel of wheat , as it costs B in France to produce four gallons of wine , then are ...
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Benjamin Franklin. gains will generally be fair and equal : where they are known to one party only , bargains will often be unequal , knowledge taking its advantage of ig- norance . 10. Thus he that carries one thousand bushels of wheat ...
Benjamin Franklin. gains will generally be fair and equal : where they are known to one party only , bargains will often be unequal , knowledge taking its advantage of ig- norance . 10. Thus he that carries one thousand bushels of wheat ...
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... an inheritance , as it were , in all the estates of the rich . I wish they were benefit- ed by this generous provision , in any degree equal to the good intention with which it was made , and COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL . 27.
... an inheritance , as it were , in all the estates of the rich . I wish they were benefit- ed by this generous provision , in any degree equal to the good intention with which it was made , and COMMERCIAL AND POLITICAL . 27.
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... equal quantity of our manufac- tures or produce , to exchange for those foreign pro- ductions , or we must pay for them in money , which money not being a natural produce to our country , must first be purchased from abroad , by sending ...
... equal quantity of our manufac- tures or produce , to exchange for those foreign pro- ductions , or we must pay for them in money , which money not being a natural produce to our country , must first be purchased from abroad , by sending ...
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... equal , and may therefore be just . But if they should say , let A B C and D go out and fight for us , while we stay at home and sleep in whole skins , that is not equal , and therefore cannot be just . Ib . " Employ . " - If you please ...
... equal , and may therefore be just . But if they should say , let A B C and D go out and fight for us , while we stay at home and sleep in whole skins , that is not equal , and therefore cannot be just . Ib . " Employ . " - If you please ...
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