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... subsistence enough , as you may , by di- viding , make ten polypuses out of one , you may of one make ten nations , equally populous and power- ful ; or rather , increase a nation tenfold in numbers and strength . PLAN FOR BENEFITING ...
... subsistence enough , as you may , by di- viding , make ten polypuses out of one , you may of one make ten nations , equally populous and power- ful ; or rather , increase a nation tenfold in numbers and strength . PLAN FOR BENEFITING ...
Page 17
... subsistence for mankind arise from the earth or waters . 2. Necessaries of life , that are not foods , and all other conveniences , have their values estimated by the proportion of food consumed while we are em- ployed in procuring them ...
... subsistence for mankind arise from the earth or waters . 2. Necessaries of life , that are not foods , and all other conveniences , have their values estimated by the proportion of food consumed while we are em- ployed in procuring them ...
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... subsistence thus metamor- phosed . 6. Manufactures are only another shape into which so much provisions and subsistence are turn- ed , as were equal in value to the manufactures pro- duced . This appears from hence , that the manu ...
... subsistence thus metamor- phosed . 6. Manufactures are only another shape into which so much provisions and subsistence are turn- ed , as were equal in value to the manufactures pro- duced . This appears from hence , that the manu ...
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... subsistence to the manufacturer . But the advan- tage of manufactures is , that under their shape provisions may be more easily carried to a foreign market , and by their means our traders may more easily cheat strangers . Few , where ...
... subsistence to the manufacturer . But the advan- tage of manufactures is , that under their shape provisions may be more easily carried to a foreign market , and by their means our traders may more easily cheat strangers . Few , where ...
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... subsistence of mankind . 2. Fishermen , for the same reason . 3. Merchants and traders in unarmed ships , who accommodate different nations by communicating and exchanging the necessaries and conveniences of life . 4. Artists and ...
... subsistence of mankind . 2. Fishermen , for the same reason . 3. Merchants and traders in unarmed ships , who accommodate different nations by communicating and exchanging the necessaries and conveniences of life . 4. Artists and ...
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