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Quote by Adam Smith
The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals. – Adam Smith

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Labour was the first price, the original purchase – money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased. – Adam Smith

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These heroes of finance are like beads on a string when one slips off, all the rest follow. – Henrik Ibsen

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As sure as the spring will follow the winter, prosperity and economic growth will follow recession. – Bo Bennett

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Everyone knows in the industry that when these great roles come up, every two years, theres a huge number of people up for them. Im not one of those top five females that can personally finance any film. – Joely Richardson

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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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