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Money is neither a material to work upon nor a tool to work with.

— David Ricardo The High Price of Bullion (1810)

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Utility then is not the measure of exchangeable value, although it is absolutely essential to it.

The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1821)

Every transaction in commerce is an independent transaction.

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Possessing utility, commodities derive their exchangeable value from two sources: from their scarcity, and from the quantity of labour required to obtain them.

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There can be no greater error then in supposing that capital is increased by non-consumption.

The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1821)

If a tax on malt would raise the price of beer, a tax on bread must raise the price of bread.

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