 | Adam Smith - 1838 - 476 páginas
...contrivance to rai«? prices. It is impossible, indeed, to prevent such meetings, by any law which cither could be executed, or would be consistent with liberty...trade from sometimes assembling together, it ought toilo nothing to facilitate such assemblies, mach less to render them necessary. A regulation which... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1884 - 604 páginas
...even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible,...trade from sometimes assembling together, it ought todo nothing to facilitate such assemblies, much less to render them necessary. A re/ulation which... | |
 | David Ames Wells - 1889 - 532 páginas
...atiiinst the publie, or in some contrivance to raise prices." He, however, admitted that it WM "impossible to prevent such meetings by any law which either could be executed or would be executed with liberty and justice." combination is to put the prices of its products down to a figure... | |
 | John Philip Young - 1900 - 602 páginas
...even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the puBlic or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible,...indeed, to prevent such meetings by any law which could be executed or would be consistent with liberty and justice. But though the law cannot hinder... | |
 | Adam Smith - 1909 - 676 páginas
...even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible...with liberty and justice. But though the law cannot hinde" people of the same trade from sometimes assembling together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate... | |
 | Samuel Russell - 1913 - 68 páginas
...even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible,...such assemblies; much less to render them necessary." The feeling of the consuming public against combinations of merchants is not wholly due to prejudice.... | |
 | Paul Dulaney Converse - 1924 - 650 páginas
...conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. . . . Though the law cannot hinder people of the same trade...such assemblies, much less to render them necessary." — Adam Smith: "The Wealth of Nations." "Any collective activity can be used as a cloak for conspiracy... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - 1935 - 830 páginas
...indeed to prevent such meetings by a law which either would be neglected or would be consistent to liberty and justice, but though the law cannot hinder...together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate such assembly much less to render them necessary. As a matter of fact, tlu's law does not only encourage... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance - 1935 - 200 páginas
...prevent such meetings by a law which either would be neglected or would be consistent to liberty ajad justice, but though the law cannot hinder people of...together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate such assembly much less to render them necessary. As a matter of fact, this law does not only encourage... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - 1952 - 956 páginas
...contrivance to raise prices. * * * Though the law cannot binder people of the same trades from sometime assembling together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate...such assemblies, much less to render them necessary. The late Prof. Frank Fetter, of Princeton University, often said, "Whenever you hear any trade group... | |
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People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible indeed to prevent such meetings, by any law which either... 
