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For mankind , having consented to put an imaginary value upon gold and silver , by reason of their durableness , scarcity , and not being very liable to be counterfeited , have made them , by general consent , the common pledges ...
For mankind , having consented to put an imaginary value upon gold and silver , by reason of their durableness , scarcity , and not being very liable to be counterfeited , have made them , by general consent , the common pledges ...
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But , when a kind of monopoly , by consent , has put this general commodity into a few hands , it may need regulation , though what the stated rate of interest should be , in the constant change of affairs , and flux of money , is hard ...
But , when a kind of monopoly , by consent , has put this general commodity into a few hands , it may need regulation , though what the stated rate of interest should be , in the constant change of affairs , and flux of money , is hard ...
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I grant low interest , where all men consent to it , is an advantage to trade , if merchants will regulate their gains accordingly , and men be persuaded to lend to them : but can it be expected , when the public gives seven or eight or ...
I grant low interest , where all men consent to it , is an advantage to trade , if merchants will regulate their gains accordingly , and men be persuaded to lend to them : but can it be expected , when the public gives seven or eight or ...
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... whose great and clear judgment is , with general consent and applause , acknowledged to be the just measure of right and wrong amongst us , might make me hope that they might pass in the world without any great dislike .
... whose great and clear judgment is , with general consent and applause , acknowledged to be the just measure of right and wrong amongst us , might make me hope that they might pass in the world without any great dislike .
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The intrinsic value of silver , considered as money , is that estimate which common consent has placed on it , whereby it is made equivalent to all other things , and consequently is the universal barter , or exchange , which men give ...
The intrinsic value of silver , considered as money , is that estimate which common consent has placed on it , whereby it is made equivalent to all other things , and consequently is the universal barter , or exchange , which men give ...
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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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