“Here we are to remember that in consequence of our opinion that labor is the Father and active principle of wealth, as lands are the Mother, that the state by killing, mutilating, or imprisoning their members do withal punish themselves.”
Quote by William Petty
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William Petty
William Petty was an influential English economist, born on May 26, 1623, and died on December 16, 1687. He had a profound impact on the field of economics, particularly in political economics and statistics. more
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