Whenever, then, the usual and ordinary rate of the profits of agricultural stock, and all the outgoings belonging to the cultivation of land, are together equal to the value of the whole produce, there can be no rent. David Ricardo agriculturalbelongcultivation share on social
The rise or fall of wages is common to all states of society, whether it be the stationary, the advancing, or the retrograde state. David Ricardo advancecommonfall Change image and share on social
It is not by the absolute quantity of produce obtained by either class, that we can correctly judge of the rate of profit, rent, and wages, but by the quantity of labour required to obtain that produce. David Ricardo absoluteclasscorrectly share on social
There can be no rise in the value of labour without a fall of profits. David Ricardo falllabourprofit Change image and share on social
Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them. David Ricardo arbitrarybestowcapital share on social
The proportions, too, in which the capital that is to support labour, and the capital that is invested in tools, machinery and buildings, may be variously combined. David Ricardo buildingcapitalcombine Change image and share on social
If then the prosperity of the commercial classes, will most certainly lead to accumulation of capital, and the encouragement of productive industry; these can by no means be so surely obtained as by a fall in the price of corn. David Ricardo accumulationcapitalclass share on social
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 additionalcompensateexchangeable share on social
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 abundantcomparativelydiscovery share on social
Gold, on the contrary, though of little use compared with air or water, will exchange for a great quantity of other goods. David Ricardo aircomparecontrary Change image and share on social
