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" What is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of... "
Fisher's National Magazine and Industrial Record - Page 714
1846
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The American Review of History and Politics, and General ..., Volume 1

Europe - 1811 - 558 pages
...great kingdom. If a foreign " country, can supply us with a commodity, cheaper than we " ourselves can make 'it, better buy it of them with some part " of the produce of our own industry, employed in a way in " which we have some advantage. The general industry of " the country,...
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 2

Adam Smith - Economics - 1811 - 538 pages
...that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry, employed in a way in which we have some advantage. The general industry of the country...
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 2

Adam Smith - 1811 - 532 pages
...is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry, employed...
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An Inquiry Into the Various Systems of Political Economy: Their Advantages ...

Charles Ganilh - Economics - 1812 - 520 pages
...prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry." *...
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The British Critic: A New Review, Volume 3

English literature - 1815 - 698 pages
..."If a foreign country" (says Dr.' Smith*) " can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry, employed in a way in which we iave some advantage ;" it is thus only that the general...
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Niles' National Register, Volume 16

1819 - 660 pages
...main proposition which we at present combat, and to which we here confine ourselves, is, that «lf a foreign country can supply us with a commodity, cheaper than we ourselves can make it, bet— Sweden with iron and copper — Italy and China with silks— Hindustan...
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Addresses of the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of National Industry

Mathew Carey - Free trade - 1820 - 312 pages
...the main proposition which we at present combat, and to which we here confine ourselves, is, that, " If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy of them, with some part of the produce of our own industry, employed...
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On the Principles of Political Economy, and Taxation

David Ricardo - Classical school of economics - 1821 - 560 pages
...ourselves. But this opinion of Adam Smith is at variance with all his general doctrines on this subject. " If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry, employed...
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A History of the British Empire: From the Accession of Charles I ..., Volume 1

George Brodie - Great Britain - 1822 - 570 pages
...that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry, employed in a way in which we have some advantage. The general industry of the country...
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A History of the British Empire: From the Accession of Charles I ..., Volume 1

George Brodie - Great Britain - 1822 - 504 pages
...is prudence in the conduct of every private family, can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom. If a foreign country can supply us with a commodity cheaper than we ourselves can make it, better buy it of them with some part of the produce of our own industry, employed...
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