Material goods consist of useful material things, and of all rights to hold, or use, or derive benefits from material things, or to receive them at a future time.

Individual and national rights to wealth rest on the basis of civil and international law, or at least of custom that has the force of law.

The most reckless and treacherous of all theorists is he who professes to let facts and figures speak for themselves.

The love for money is only one among many.

Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.

Every short statement about economics is misleading (with the possible exception of my present one).

Material goods consist of useful material things, and of all rights to hold, or use, or derive benefits from material things, or to receive them at a future time.