The Works of John Locke, Volume 5Thomas Tegg, 1823 - Philosophy |
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Page 107
... hath heretofore furnished us with an overplus , brought home in gold and silver , is true : but that we bring home from any place more goods than we now export to it , I do not conceive to be so . And more goods might be sent to those ...
... hath heretofore furnished us with an overplus , brought home in gold and silver , is true : but that we bring home from any place more goods than we now export to it , I do not conceive to be so . And more goods might be sent to those ...
Page 122
... hath said , or can say , it will always be true , that an ounce of silver coined , or not coined is , and eternally will be , of equal value to any other ounce of silver . As to any other mistake concerning the rate of coinage , it is ...
... hath said , or can say , it will always be true , that an ounce of silver coined , or not coined is , and eternally will be , of equal value to any other ounce of silver . As to any other mistake concerning the rate of coinage , it is ...
Page 146
... hath now less silver in it than it had before . Altering the standard , by coining pieces under the same denomination with less silver in them than they formerly had , is doing the same thing by public au- thority . The only odds is ...
... hath now less silver in it than it had before . Altering the standard , by coining pieces under the same denomination with less silver in them than they formerly had , is doing the same thing by public au- thority . The only odds is ...
Page 148
... hath no value here for its stamp , and our coin is bullion in foreign dominions . " It is useless and labour in vain to coin silver , im- ported into any country , where it is not to stay . Silver imported cannot stay in any country in ...
... hath no value here for its stamp , and our coin is bullion in foreign dominions . " It is useless and labour in vain to coin silver , im- ported into any country , where it is not to stay . Silver imported cannot stay in any country in ...
Page 156
... hath been , or shall be , less than the price of silver in bullion , the coin hath , and will be melted down . " This I think , though it be allowed Mr. Lowndes for as apparent a truth , and as certain a maxim as he could wish , yet ...
... hath been , or shall be , less than the price of silver in bullion , the coin hath , and will be melted down . " This I think , though it be allowed Mr. Lowndes for as apparent a truth , and as certain a maxim as he could wish , yet ...
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