The Philosophy of Trade

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Excerpt from The Philosophy of Trade: Or Outlines of a Theory of Profits and Prices, Including an Examination of the Principles Which Determine the Relative Value of Corn, Labour, and CurrencyI have presumed to undertake, I have tried to execute honestly and in good faith. Where ever Truth has appeared to lead, I have endeav oured resolutely but reverenti ally to follow, though, by pursuing this course, I have fre quen tly arrived at conclusions which, whether right or wrong in th emselves, are at variance with opinions generally received on the authority of distinguished names.It is not for me to appropriate the language of Montesquieu, or I might add with truth, in the words of the preface to his great work, J 'ai bien des fois commence, et bien des fois abandonné cet ouvrage, j e ne trouvois la vérité que pour la perdre: maz's quand j'az'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.