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After all the fertile land in the immediate neighbourhood of the f

After all the fertile land in the immediate neighbourhood of the first settlers were cultivated, if capital and population increased, more food would be required, and it could only be procured from land not so advantageously situated. – David Ricardo

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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

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By far the greatest part of those goods which are the objects of desire, are procured by labour and they may be multiplied, not in one country alone, but in many, almost without any assignable limit, if we are disposed to bestow the labour necessary to obtain them. – David Ricardo

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I worked for the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, on nuclear energy policy. But I decided it would be much more fun to have a specialty food store, so I left Washington D.C. and moved to the Hamptons. And how glad I am that I did! – Ina Garten

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Sandwiches are wonderful. You dont need a spoon or a plate! – Paul Lynde

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Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. Theres a built-in romance to wine. – Padma Lakshmi

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Dont dig your grave with your knife and fork. – English Proverb

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