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Page 22
... regarded in these metals , made the common barter , is nothing but the quantity
which men give or receive of them ; for they having , as money , no other value ,
but as pledges to procure what one wants or desires , and they procuring what ...
... regarded in these metals , made the common barter , is nothing but the quantity
which men give or receive of them ; for they having , as money , no other value ,
but as pledges to procure what one wants or desires , and they procuring what ...
Page 31
There is nothing more confirmed , by daily experience , than that men give any
portion of money , for whatsoever is absolutely necessary , rather than go without
it . And in such things , the scarcity of them alone makes their prices .
There is nothing more confirmed , by daily experience , than that men give any
portion of money , for whatsoever is absolutely necessary , rather than go without
it . And in such things , the scarcity of them alone makes their prices .
Page 41
... of wheat alone , that should infallibly cure the stone : it is certain the discovery
of this quality in that grain would give it an excellency very considerable : and yet
this would not increase the price of it one farthing in twenty bushels , because its
...
... of wheat alone , that should infallibly cure the stone : it is certain the discovery
of this quality in that grain would give it an excellency very considerable : and yet
this would not increase the price of it one farthing in twenty bushels , because its
...
Page 48
That supposing any island separate from the commerce of the rest of mankind ; if
gold and silver , or whatever else , ( so it be lasting ) be their money , if they have
but a certain quantity of it , and can give no more , that will be a steady ...
That supposing any island separate from the commerce of the rest of mankind ; if
gold and silver , or whatever else , ( so it be lasting ) be their money , if they have
but a certain quantity of it , and can give no more , that will be a steady ...
Page 59
No , the quite contrary : a man's way man's way of living is commended , because
he will give any rate for it : and a man will give any rate rather than pass for a
poor wretch , or a penurious curmudgeon , that is not able , or knows not how to ...
No , the quite contrary : a man's way man's way of living is commended , because
he will give any rate for it : and a man will give any rate rather than pass for a
poor wretch , or a penurious curmudgeon , that is not able , or knows not how to ...
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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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