The Principles of Political Economy Applied to the Condition, the Resources, and the Institutions of the American PeopleLittle, Brown, 1859 - 546 páginas |
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... debt , are such representatives . They are mere evidences that the person holding them is the owner of a larger or smaller portion of those articles which really constitute wealth ; and their value to him consists only in the fact that ...
... debt , are such representatives . They are mere evidences that the person holding them is the owner of a larger or smaller portion of those articles which really constitute wealth ; and their value to him consists only in the fact that ...
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... debt , or encroach upon their capital . A nobleman who inherits an estate of £ 20,000 a year , inher- its also a style of living which is costly enough to consume it . In the United States , on the other hand , a man usually begins poor ...
... debt , or encroach upon their capital . A nobleman who inherits an estate of £ 20,000 a year , inher- its also a style of living which is costly enough to consume it . In the United States , on the other hand , a man usually begins poor ...
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... debt . I speak of all farms in general , as it is more profitable to cultivate the unhealthy districts with hired laborers than with slaves , and even in the healthy localities , the great labors of the husband- men , such as the ...
... debt . I speak of all farms in general , as it is more profitable to cultivate the unhealthy districts with hired laborers than with slaves , and even in the healthy localities , the great labors of the husband- men , such as the ...
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... debt , or for honors which it may be in their power to bestow . In this simple instance , we can easily see how injurious it would be to the common welfare if the rights of property were not respected , and how surely such respect tends ...
... debt , or for honors which it may be in their power to bestow . In this simple instance , we can easily see how injurious it would be to the common welfare if the rights of property were not respected , and how surely such respect tends ...
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... debt , he is apt to declaim against those who are rich , and still do not pay what they owe . But his accusation is unjust ; he who allows such an institution to become indebted to him , trusts it on account of the largeness of its ...
... debt , he is apt to declaim against those who are rich , and still do not pay what they owe . But his accusation is unjust ; he who allows such an institution to become indebted to him , trusts it on account of the largeness of its ...
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