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Page 22
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 ,
whereby ...
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 ,
whereby ...
Page 64
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 to
determine ...
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 to
determine ...
Page 69
it . there may hire out his money , as freely as he does any thing else , for what
rate he can get ; and , the bargain being made , the law will enforce the borrower
to pay I grant low interest , where all men consent to it , is an advantage to trade ,
if ...
it . there may hire out his money , as freely as he does any thing else , for what
rate he can get ; and , the bargain being made , the law will enforce the borrower
to pay I grant low interest , where all men consent to it , is an advantage to trade ,
if ...
Page 133
... 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 . However , since your lordship thought they might
be ...
... 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 . However , since your lordship thought they might
be ...
Page 139
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
and ...
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
and ...
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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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