“When goods are exchanged between countries, they must be paid for by commodities or gold. They cannot be paid for by the notes, certificates, and checks of the purchaser's country, since these are of value only in the country of issue.” CountryValuesIssuesGoldPaidNotesChecksGoodsCommodityCertificatesPurchasers Book:Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time Source: Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time
“The Nordic countries are leading the way on women's equality, recognizing women as equal citizens rather than commodities for sale.” WayCountryCitizensEqualCommodityRecognizingNordicLeading The Way Author:Johanna Sigurðardottir
“If one fourth of the capital of a country were suddenly destroyed, or entirely transferred to a different part of the world, without any other cause occurring of a diminished demand for commodities, this scantiness of capital would certainly occasion great inconvenience to consumers, and great distress among the working classes; but it would be attended with great advantages to the remaining capitalists.” IfsWorldDifferentCountryWould BeCausesClassDemandAdvantageDestroyedOccasionsConsumersCapitalistFourthDistressCommodityWorking ClassInconvenience Author:Thomas Malthus
“It has therefore been justly observed that however honestly the coin of a country may conform to its standard, money made of gold and silver is still liable to fluctuations in value, not only to accidental, and temporary, but to permanent and natural variations, in the same manner as other commodities.” MayMadeStillsCountryValuesNaturalStandardsGoldHonestlyPermanentSilverTemporaryCommodityConformCoinsVariationLiableFluctuationGold And Silver Book:The Works of David Ricardo ... Source: The Works of David Ricardo ...
“Electrical fire and the fire of greed kindle economies. In that flux, nations become digitized commodities on stock-exchange floors and on investors' rating screens. A country becomes a product to be rated for its obedience to paying of deficits and debts.” CountryNationsEconomyFireProductsGreedDebtScreensObedienceInvestorsCommodityDeficitRatingElectricalKindlesFluxStock Exchange Author:B. W. Powe
“The fundamental business of the country, that is production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis.” CountrySoundBasesFundamentalsProductionsCommodityDistributionProsperous Author:Herbert Hoover