The Works of John Locke, Volume 5Thomas Tegg, 1823 - Philosophy |
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Page 12
... Gold and silver , though they serve for few , yet they command all the conveniencies of life , and there- fore in a plenty of them consist riches . Every one knows that mines alone furnish these : but withal it is observable , that most ...
... Gold and silver , though they serve for few , yet they command all the conveniencies of life , and there- fore in a plenty of them consist riches . Every one knows that mines alone furnish these : but withal it is observable , that most ...
Page 13
... gold and silver of the world in a less proportion , want the means of plenty and power , and so are poorer . and so are poorer . Nor would they be one jot the richer , if , by the discovery of new mines , the quantity of gold and silver ...
... gold and silver of the world in a less proportion , want the means of plenty and power , and so are poorer . and so are poorer . Nor would they be one jot the richer , if , by the discovery of new mines , the quantity of gold and silver ...
Page 17
... gold grows not , that I know , in our country , and silver so little , that one hundred thousandth part of the silver we have now in England was not drawn out of any mines in this island . If he means that the monied man in Hol- land ...
... gold grows not , that I know , in our country , and silver so little , that one hundred thousandth part of the silver we have now in England was not drawn out of any mines in this island . If he means that the monied man in Hol- land ...
Page 22
... gold and silver , by reason of their durable- ness , scarcity , and not being very liable to be counter- feited , have made them , by general consent , the com- mon pledges , whereby men are assured , in exchange for them , to receive ...
... gold and silver , by reason of their durable- ness , scarcity , and not being very liable to be counter- feited , have made them , by general consent , the com- mon pledges , whereby men are assured , in exchange for them , to receive ...
Page 30
... gold be brought down to that of silver , one hundred guineas would purchase little more corn , wool , or land , than one hundred shillings ; and so , the value of money being brought lower , say they , the price of other things will ...
... gold be brought down to that of silver , one hundred guineas would purchase little more corn , wool , or land , than one hundred shillings ; and so , the value of money being brought lower , say they , the price of other things will ...
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