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Page 22
... will not be accepted as security by another , he not knowing that the bill or
bond is true or legal , or that the man bound to me is honest or responsible , and
so is not valuable enough to become a current pledge , nor can by public
authority ...
... will not be accepted as security by another , he not knowing that the bill or
bond is true or legal , or that the man bound to me is honest or responsible , and
so is not valuable enough to become a current pledge , nor can by public
authority ...
Page 34
... in this their constant mutability , for human foresight to set rules and bounds to
their constantly varying proportion and use , which will always regulate their
value . They who consider things beyond their names will find that money , as
well as ...
... in this their constant mutability , for human foresight to set rules and bounds to
their constantly varying proportion and use , which will always regulate their
value . They who consider things beyond their names will find that money , as
well as ...
Page 45
But every body being ready to receive money without bounds , and keep it by him
, because it answers all things : therefore the vent of money is always sufficient ,
or more than enough . This being so , its quantity alone is enough to regulate ...
But every body being ready to receive money without bounds , and keep it by him
, because it answers all things : therefore the vent of money is always sufficient ,
or more than enough . This being so , its quantity alone is enough to regulate ...
Page 64
... as a reasonable proposal , that it should be within such bounds , as should not
, on the one side , quite eat up the merchant's and tradesmen's profit , and
discourage their industry ; nor , on the other hand , so low , as should hinder men
from ...
... as a reasonable proposal , that it should be within such bounds , as should not
, on the one side , quite eat up the merchant's and tradesmen's profit , and
discourage their industry ; nor , on the other hand , so low , as should hinder men
from ...
Page 99
But , on the other side , if you should by a law set the value of gold above its par ;
then people would be bound to receive it at that high rate , and so part with their
silver at an under value . But supposing , that having a mind to raise your silver ...
But , on the other side , if you should by a law set the value of gold above its par ;
then people would be bound to receive it at that high rate , and so part with their
silver at an under value . But supposing , that having a mind to raise your silver ...
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| Title | The Works of John Locke, Volume 5 The Works of John Locke, John Locke |
| Author | John Locke |
| Publisher | Thomas Tegg, 1823 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 7 Apr 2006 |
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