With The Greater Part Of Rich People,

It Seldom Happens, However, That A Great Proprietor Is A Great Improver.

We Rarely Hear, It Has Been Said, Of The Combinations [that Is, Unions Or Colluding Organizations] Of Masters, Though Frequently Of Those Of Workmen. But Whoever Imagines, Upon This Account, That Masters Rarely Combine, Is As Ignorant Of The World As Of The Subject. Masters Are Always And Everywhere In A Sort Of Tacit, But Constant And Uniform Combination, Not To Raise The Wages Of Labor Above Their Actual Price.

The Violence And Injustice Of The Rulers Of Mankind Is An Ancient Evil, For Which, I Am Afraid, The Nature Of Human Affairs Can Scarce Admit A Remedy.

Individual Ambition Serves The Common Good.

No Complaint... Is More Common Than That Of A Scarcity Of Money.