Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy, Том 2J.W. Parker and Son, 1849 |
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... less money in the hands of the community , and the same amount of goods to be sold , less money altogether would be given for them , and they would be sold at lower prices ; lower , too , in the precise ratio in which the money was ...
... less money in the hands of the community , and the same amount of goods to be sold , less money altogether would be given for them , and they would be sold at lower prices ; lower , too , in the precise ratio in which the money was ...
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... less in coin than has been received in bullion , and is called levying a seignorage ) , the coin will rise , to the extent of the seignorage , above the value of the bullion . If the mint kept back one per cent , to pay the expense of ...
... less in coin than has been received in bullion , and is called levying a seignorage ) , the coin will rise , to the extent of the seignorage , above the value of the bullion . If the mint kept back one per cent , to pay the expense of ...
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... less than the amount of many of the transactions singly , and is necessarily less than the sum of the transactions , is all that is paid in money ; and perhaps even this is not paid , but carried over in an account current to the next ...
... less than the amount of many of the transactions singly , and is necessarily less than the sum of the transactions , is all that is paid in money ; and perhaps even this is not paid , but carried over in an account current to the next ...
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... less than justice to the other . " We come next to some points in which they differ . 66 In many cases , it is suffi- Secondly , the fictitious bill . punctually paid than the real First , the fictitious note , or note of accommodation ...
... less than justice to the other . " We come next to some points in which they differ . 66 In many cases , it is suffi- Secondly , the fictitious bill . punctually paid than the real First , the fictitious note , or note of accommodation ...
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... less , sometimes very much more . In the long run indeed , the money which people lay out will be neither more nor less than the money which they have to lay out : but this is far from being the case at any given time . Sometimes they ...
... less , sometimes very much more . In the long run indeed , the money which people lay out will be neither more nor less than the money which they have to lay out : but this is far from being the case at any given time . Sometimes they ...
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Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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...
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 512 - Letting alone, in short, should be the general practice: every departure from it, unless required by some great good, is a certain evil.
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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.
Сторінка 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.