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The Works of David Ricardo. With a notice of the life and writings of the author: by J. R. McCulloch

Book by David Ricardo · 4 quotes · Values, Commodity, Demand

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The Works of David Ricardo. With a notice of the life and writings of the author: by J. R. McCulloch Quotes

“If the demand for home commodities should be diminished, because of the fall of rent on the part of the landlords, it will be increased in a far greater degree by the increased opulence of the commercial classes.”

“After all the fertile land in the immediate neighbourhood of the first settlers were cultivated, if capital and population increased, more food would be required, and it could only be procured from land not so advantageously situated.”

“If I discover a manure which will enable me to make a piece of land produce 20 per cent more corn, I may withdraw at least a portion of my capital from the most unproductive part of my farm.”