Virtue Is More To Be Feared Than

The Importation Of Gold And Silver Is Not The Principal, Much Less The Sole Benefit Which A Nation Derives From Its Foreign Trade.

Avarice And Injustice Are Always Shortsighted, And They Did Not Foresee How Much This Regulation Must Obstruct Improvement, And Thereby Hurt In The Long-run The Real Interest Of The Landlord.

Both Ground- Rents And The Ordinary Rent Of Land Are A Species Of Revenue Which The Owner, In Many Cases, Enjoys Without Any Care Or Attention Of His Own. The Annual Produce Of The Land And Labour Of The Society, The Real Wealth And Revenue Of The Great Body Of The People, Might Be The Same After Such A Tax As Before. Ground-rents, And The Ordinary Rent Of Land Are, Therefore, Perhaps The Species Of Revenue Which Can Best Bear To Have A Peculiar Tax Imposed Upon Them.

Man Is An Animal That Makes Bargains: No Other Animal Does This - No Dog Exchanges Bones With Another.

The Tolls For The Maintenance Of A High Road, Cannot With Any Safety Be Made The Property Of Private Persons.