The farmer and manufacturer can no more live without profit than the labourer without wages. - David Ricardo

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The farmer and manufacturer can no more live without profit than the labourer without wages.

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About David Ricardo

David Ricardo (19 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was an English political economist, often credited with systematizing economics, and was one of the most influential of the classical economists. He was also a member of Parliament, businessman, financier and speculator.

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It has therefore been justly observed that however honestly the coin of a country may conform to its standard, money made of gold and silver is still liable to fluctuations in value, not only to accidental, and temporary, but to permanent and natural variations, in the same manner as other commodities.

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