By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour; and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them.
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As the revenue of the farmer is realized in raw produce, or in the value of raw produce, he is interested, as well as the landlord, in its high exchangeable value, but a low price of produce may be compensated to him by a great additional quantity.David Ricardo
NOTHING contributes so much to the prosperity and happiness of a country as high profits.
David Ricardo
The exchangeable value of all commodities, rises as the difficulties of their production increase.
David Ricardo
The proportions, too, in which the capital that is to support labour, and the capital that is invested in tools, machinery and buildings, may be variously combined.
David Ricardo
But a rise in the wages of labour would not equally affect commodities produced with machinery quickly consumed, and commodities produced with machinery slowly consumed.
David Ricardo
In the course of these observations, I have often had occasion to insist, that rent never falls without the profits of stock rising.
David Ricardo
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