An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volumen1Charles Knight and Company, 1835 |
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... Division of the rude produce of the earth into two great classes : 1. That produce which is always necessarily disposed of in such a way as to bring a rent to the landed proprietor . 2. That which , according to circumstances , may be ...
... Division of the rude produce of the earth into two great classes : 1. That produce which is always necessarily disposed of in such a way as to bring a rent to the landed proprietor . 2. That which , according to circumstances , may be ...
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... division of the parts of the same work ; 2. By the invention of such machines as abridge and facilitate labour - book 1 , ch . i . The division of labour adds to its energy- 1. By the skill which the workman in this way acquires ; 2. By ...
... division of the parts of the same work ; 2. By the invention of such machines as abridge and facilitate labour - book 1 , ch . i . The division of labour adds to its energy- 1. By the skill which the workman in this way acquires ; 2. By ...
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... division of labour - book 1 , ch . ii . The division of labour must , of course , be limited by the extent of the market ; therefore , whatever tends to widen the market , facilitates the progress of a nation towards opulence - book 1 ...
... division of labour - book 1 , ch . ii . The division of labour must , of course , be limited by the extent of the market ; therefore , whatever tends to widen the market , facilitates the progress of a nation towards opulence - book 1 ...
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... division of labour - book 4 , ch . v . The national defence and public education , two objects of very high importance , have also been dis- cussed at length by our author . He proves , that in conformity to that desire to better our ...
... division of labour - book 4 , ch . v . The national defence and public education , two objects of very high importance , have also been dis- cussed at length by our author . He proves , that in conformity to that desire to better our ...
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... militia is proved in theory by the division of labour , and in practice by the most remarkable facts in his- tory - book 5 , ch . i . , part 1 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE THIRD EDITION . THE first edition of OF SMITH . cxxxix.
... militia is proved in theory by the division of labour , and in practice by the most remarkable facts in his- tory - book 5 , ch . i . , part 1 . ADVERTISEMENT TO THE THIRD EDITION . THE first edition of OF SMITH . cxxxix.
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Página 189 - Such a difference of prices, which it seems is not always sufficient to transport a man from one parish to another, would necessarily occasion so great a transportation of the most bulky commodities, not only from one parish to another, but from one end of the kingdom, almost from one end of the world to the other, as would soon reduce them more nearly to a level. After all that has been said of the levity and inconstancy of human nature, it appears evidently from experience that a man is of all...
Página 292 - The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable.
Página 55 - It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages.
Página 1 - THE annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life which it annually consumes, and which consist always either in the immediate produce of that labour, or in what is purchased with that produce from other nations.
Página 12 - This great increase of the quantity of work which, in consequence of the division of labour, the same number of people are capable of performing, is owing to three different circumstances; first, to the increase of dexterity in every particular workman; secondly, to the saving of the time which is commonly lost in passing from one species of work to another ; and lastly, to the invention of a great number of machines which facilitate and abridge labour, and enable one man to do the work of many.
Página 134 - As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.
Página xxxvii - When we see a stroke aimed and just ready to fall upon the leg or arm of another person, we naturally shrink and draw back our own leg or our own arm...
Página 144 - The market price of every particular commodity is regulated by the proportion between the quantity which is actually brought to market and the demand of those who are willing to pay the natural price of the commodity...
Página 305 - 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.
Página xcvi - Little else is requisite to carry a state to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice; all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things.