How many other opinions, as universally prevailing and as much respected, will in like manner pass away? - Jean-Baptiste Say

What would people think of a tradesman, that was to give a ball in his shop, hire performers, and hand refreshments about, with a view to benefit his business?

To have never done anything but make the eighteenth part of a pin, is a sorry account for a human being to give of his existence.

The government has, in all countries, a vast influence, in determining the character of the national consumption; not only because it absolutely directs the consumption of the state itself, but because a great proportion of the consumption of individuals is gained by its will and example.