"The expense of defending the society, and that of supporting the dignity of the chief magistrate, are both laid out for the general benefit of the whole society. It is reasonable, therefore, that they…"

"The annual produce of the land and labour of the society, the real revenue of all its inhabitants."

"The propensity to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals."

"The desire of appearing to be wealthy, may be called the great motive to industry and frugality, and the great cause of the accumulation of capital."

"Labour alone, therefore, never varying in its own value, is alone the ultimate and real standard by which the value of all commodities can at all times and places be estimated and compared. It is thei…"