A nation or an individual, will do wisely to direct consumption chiefly to those articles, that are longest time in wearing out, and the most frequen… - Jean-Baptiste Say

The quantity of money, which is readily parted with to obtain a thing is called its price.

Opulent, civilized, and industrious nations, are greater consumers than poor ones, because they are infinitely greater producers.

A treasure does not always contribute to the political security of its possessors. It rather invites attack, and very seldom is faithfully applied to the purpose for which it was destined.