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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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As the revenue of the farmer is realized in raw produce, or in the value of raw produce, he is interested, as well as the landlord, in its high exchangeable value, but a low price of produce may be compensated to him by a great additional quantity. ↗

— David Ricardo

#compensated #exchangeable #exchangeable value #farmer #great

Gold and silver are no doubt subject to fluctuations, from the discovery of new and more abundant mines; but such discoveries are rare, and their effects, though powerful, are limited to periods of comparatively short duration. ↗

— David Ricardo

#comparatively #discoveries #discovery #doubt #duration

Modern instruments were designed to throw sound all in one direction. ↗

— Marc Ribot

#direction #instruments #modern #sound #throw

If a commodity were in no way useful, - in other words, if it could in no way contribute to our gratification, - it would be destitute of exchangeable value, however scarce it might be, or whatever quantity of labour might be necessary to procure it. ↗

— David Ricardo

#contribute #could #destitute #exchangeable #exchangeable value

If the quantity of labour realized in commodities, regulate their exchangeable value, every increase of the quantity of labour must augment the value of that commodity on which it is exercised, as every diminution must lower it. ↗

— David Ricardo

#commodities #commodity #diminution #every #exchangeable

If we were left to ourselves, unfettered by legislative enactments, we should gradually withdraw our capital from the cultivation of such lands, and import the produce which is at present raised upon them. ↗

— David Ricardo

#cultivation #gradually #import #lands #left

In stating the principles which regulate exchangeable value and price, we should carefully distinguish between those variations which belong to the commodity itself, and those which are occasioned by a variation in the medium in which value is estimated, or price expressed. ↗

— David Ricardo

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I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#by the time #certainly #hope #i #menopause

I come from one of these hideous backgrounds where being sincere is like - ugh, you might as well kill yourself. ↗

— Christina Ricci

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