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Page 13
... and assisted only by the natural advantages above - mentioned , brought us in
plenty of riches , and always set this kingdom in a rank equal , if not superior to
any of its neighbours ; and would no doubt , without any difficulty , have
continued ...
... and assisted only by the natural advantages above - mentioned , brought us in
plenty of riches , and always set this kingdom in a rank equal , if not superior to
any of its neighbours ; and would no doubt , without any difficulty , have
continued ...
Page 15
Suppose , therefore , ill husbandry hath brought us to one million stock , and we
borrow the other million ( as we must , or lose half our trade ) at six per cent . If we
consume one moiety , and make still ten per cent . per ann . return of the other ...
Suppose , therefore , ill husbandry hath brought us to one million stock , and we
borrow the other million ( as we must , or lose half our trade ) at six per cent . If we
consume one moiety , and make still ten per cent . per ann . return of the other ...
Page 17
In a treatise , writ on purpose for the bringing down of interest , I find this
argument of foreigners calling away their money to the prejudice of our trade ,
thus answered : “ That the money of foreigners is not brought into the land by
ready coin , or ...
In a treatise , writ on purpose for the bringing down of interest , I find this
argument of foreigners calling away their money to the prejudice of our trade ,
thus answered : “ That the money of foreigners is not brought into the land by
ready coin , or ...
Page 18
... ( though their law make it death to export it ) will be all brought into England ;
as , in truth , by this overbalance of trade , the greatest part of our money hath
been brought into England out of Spain . Let us suppose ourselves now
possessed of ...
... ( though their law make it death to export it ) will be all brought into England ;
as , in truth , by this overbalance of trade , the greatest part of our money hath
been brought into England out of Spain . Let us suppose ourselves now
possessed of ...
Page 20
This will tumble him down the hill the faster , and the stock , which the industry ,
frugality , and good order of his father had laid up , will be quickly brought to an
end , and he fast in prison . A farm and a kingdom in this respect differ no more ...
This will tumble him down the hill the faster , and the stock , which the industry ,
frugality , and good order of his father had laid up , will be quickly brought to an
end , and he fast in prison . A farm and a kingdom in this respect differ no more ...
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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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