An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 2J. Maynard, 1811 |
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... hand , in order to carry on the business of the society . Every man endeavours to supply , by his own industry , his own occasional wants , as they occur . When he is hun- when his coat is gry , he goes to the forest to hunt ; worn out ...
... hand , in order to carry on the business of the society . Every man endeavours to supply , by his own industry , his own occasional wants , as they occur . When he is hun- when his coat is gry , he goes to the forest to hunt ; worn out ...
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... hand stored up somewhere , either in his own possession , or in that of some other person , a stock sufficient to maintain him , and to supply him with the mate- rials and tools of his work , till he has not only com- pleted , but sold ...
... hand stored up somewhere , either in his own possession , or in that of some other person , a stock sufficient to maintain him , and to supply him with the mate- rials and tools of his work , till he has not only com- pleted , but sold ...
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... hand . But the number of workmen in every branch of business ge- nerally increases with the division of labour in that branch ; or rather it is the increase of their number which enables them to class and subdivide them- selves in this ...
... hand . But the number of workmen in every branch of business ge- nerally increases with the division of labour in that branch ; or rather it is the increase of their number which enables them to class and subdivide them- selves in this ...
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... hands of the growers , the manufacturers , the mercers , and drapers , the timber - merchants , the carpenters and joiners , the brick - makers , & c . Fourthly , and lastly , of the work which is made up and completed , but which is ...
... hands of the growers , the manufacturers , the mercers , and drapers , the timber - merchants , the carpenters and joiners , the brick - makers , & c . Fourthly , and lastly , of the work which is made up and completed , but which is ...
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... hand to carry with them to some place of safety , in case of their being threatened with any of those disasters to which they consider themselves as at all times exposed . This is said to be a common practice in Turkey , in Indostan ...
... hand to carry with them to some place of safety , in case of their being threatened with any of those disasters to which they consider themselves as at all times exposed . This is said to be a common practice in Turkey , in Indostan ...
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Page 236 - By preferring the support of domestic to that of foreign industry, he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention.
Page 465 - To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers.
Page 198 - Political oeconomy, considered as a branch of the science of a statesman or legislator, proposes two distinct objects: first, to provide a plentiful revenue or subsistence for the people, or more properly to enable them to provide such a revenue or subsistence for themselves; and secondly, to supply the state or commonwealth with a revenue sufficient for the public services. It proposes to enrich both the people and the sovereign.
Page 236 - What is the species of domestic industry which his capital can employ, and of which the produce is likely to be of the greatest value, every individual, it is evident, can, in his local situation, judge much better than any statesman or lawgiver can do for him.
Page 469 - To propose that Great Britain should voluntarily give up all authority over her colonies, and leave them to elect their own magistrates, to enact their own laws, and to make peace and war as they might think proper, would be to propose such a measure as never was, and never will be adopted by any nation in the world.
Page 226 - The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind.
Page 10 - ... into three parts; the rent of land, the wages of labour, and the profits of stock: and constitutes a revenue to three different orders of people; to those who live by rent...
Page 246 - There seem, however, to be two cases in which it will generally be advantageous to lay some burden upon foreign, for the encouragement of domestic industry. The first is, when some particular sort of industry is necessary for the defence of the country.
Page 233 - Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed, and not that of society, which he has in view. But the study of his own advantage naturally or, rather, necessarily leads him to prefer that employment which is most advantageous to the society.
Page 481 - Italy, there is not the least probability that the British constitution would be hurt by the union of Great Britain with her colonies. That constitution, on the contrary, would be completed by it, and seems to be imperfect without it.