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If then the prosperity of the commercial classes, will most certainly lead to accumulation of capital, and the encouragement of productive industry; these can by no means be so surely obtained as by a fall in the price of corn. David Ricardo

Prosperity Will Fall Encouragement Corn Classes Price Lead Most Obtained Industry Surely Commercial Accumulate Capital Then Means Productive Certainly

If we were left to ourselves, unfettered by legislative enactments, we should gradually withdraw our capital from the cultivation of such lands, and import the produce which is at present raised upon them. David Ricardo

Our Ourselves Import Withdraw Were Cultivation Left Gradually Legislative Unfettered Which Them Capital Produce Lands Should Present Raised

In comparing therefore the value of the same commodity, at different periods of time, the consideration of the comparative skill and intensity of labour, required for that particular commodity, needs scarcely to be attended to, as it operates equally at both periods. David Ricardo

In the same manner if any nation wasted part of its wealth, or lost part of its trade, it could not retain the same quantity of circulating medium which it before possessed. David Ricardo

Wealth Nation Lost Before Medium Possessed Could Retain Part Quantity Trade Same Any Which Manner Wasted

The facility of obtaining food is beneficial in two ways to the owners of capital, it at the same time raises profits and increases the amount of consumable commodities. David Ricardo

Time Food Increases Beneficial Ways Facility Obtaining Same Owners Commodities Same Time Capital Amount Profits Raises Two

My father had not even completed high school when he started as an office boy working for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and I am not sure that my mother completed high school. Douglass North

While I was there I became deeply interested in photography, and indeed the most noteworthy event in my early life was winning first, third, fourth and seventh prizes in an international competition for college and high school students. Douglass North

Life Photography Competition School College First Seventh Indeed High High School High School Students Winning Students Most Became Prizes While Interested Noteworthy International Event Deeply Early Fourth Third Early Life

What the war did was give me the opportunity of three years of continuous reading, and it was in the course of reading that I became convinced that I should become an economist. Douglass North

War Me Opportunity Three Reading Become Give Give Me Economist Course Became Years Continuous Did Convinced Should

Our family life was certainly not intellectual. Douglass North

Life Family Our Intellectual Family Life Certainly

My wife and I now live in the summers in northern Michigan in an environment which is wonderfully conducive to research, and where most of my work in the last 15 years has been done. Douglass North

Work Wife Research Live Summers Has-Been Environment Most Been Years Conducive Michigan Wonderfully Done Northern Where Which Now Last

My early work and publications centered around expanding on the analysis of life insurance in my dissertation and its relationship to investment banking. Douglass North

Life Work Relationship Early Work Dissertation Analysis Life Insurance Investment Around Insurance Expanding Banking Centered Publications Early

I went to elementary school in Ottawa, and then to a private secondary school. Douglass North

School Secondary Secondary School Ottawa Private Then Elementary Elementary School

I was opposed to World War II, and indeed on June 22, 1941 when Hitler invaded the Soviet Union I suddenly found myself the lone supporter of peace since everybody else had, because of their communist beliefs, shifted over to become supporters of the war. Douglass North

War Myself Peace World Become Everybody Everybody Else Else Indeed Lone Invaded Had Supporter Supporters Over Since Because Opposed Shifted June Soviet Soviet Union Communist Union Suddenly Beliefs Found World War World War II

I continue to be a photographer; I have enjoyed fishing and hunting with a close friend; and have owned two ranches, first in northern California and then in the state of Washington. Douglass North

First State Hunting Photographer California Continue Fishing Friend Close Close Friend Owned Northern Northern California Then Washington Enjoyed Two

It is said, that in Holland Interest is lower than in England. Dudley North

Said Than Interest Holland Lower England

One rich Man hath Lands, not only more than he can manage, but so much, that letting them out to others, he is supplied with a large over-plus, so needs no farther care. Dudley North

It may be said, let him take Money at Interest, and not buy at Time. But then Men must be found, that will lend; the Legislative must provide a Fund to borrow upon. Dudley North

Buy Time Money Will Men Must Borrow Take Him Said Provide May Legislative Interest Lend Then Fund Found

If any man, out of an humour, should turn all his Estate into Money, and keep it dead, he would soon be sensible of Poverty growing upon him, whilst he is eating out of the quick stock. Dudley North

For economist the real world is often a special case. Edgar Fiedler

World Case Economist Real Often The Real World Real World Special

If a proposal doesn't prove out as expected when we run it, sometimes we change the model. Edgar Fiedler

Change Sometimes Out Run Proposal Prove Model Expected

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