Quote by David Ricardo
The facility of obtaining food is beneficial in two ways to the ow

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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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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Food
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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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alone
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Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them. – David Ricardo

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finance
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I was an organizer in the Food, Agricultural and Tobacco Workers Union down in North Carolina. – Al Lewis

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Too few people understand a really good sandwich. – James Beard

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Food

In corn, I think Ive found the key to the American food chain. If you look at a fast-food meal, a McDonalds meal, virtually all the carbon in it – and what we eat is mostly carbon – comes from corn. – Michael Pollan

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Food

I dont like food thats too carefully arranged it makes me think that the chef is spending too much time arranging and not enough time cooking. If I wanted a picture Id buy a painting. – Andy Rooney

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