“The earth has been cultivated before it has been divided; the cultivation itself having been the only motive for a division, and for that law which secures to every one his property. For the first persons who have employed themselves in cultivation, have probably worked as much land as their strength would permit, and, consequently, more than was necessary for their own nourishment.” FirstsPersonsHas BeensEarthLawLandPropertyMotiveDivisionDividedPermitEmployedNourishmentFirst PersonCultivation Author:Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune
“All merchandize has the two essential properties of money, to measure and to represent all value: and in this sense all merchandize is money.” TwoValuesEssentialsProperty Author:Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot, Baron de Laune