Political EconomyD. Appleton, 1889 - 134 Seiten |
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... Sometimes things can be literally handed over , like a watch or a book ; sometimes they can be transferred by a written deed , or by legal possession , as in the case of land and houses ; services , also , can be transferred , as when a ...
... Sometimes things can be literally handed over , like a watch or a book ; sometimes they can be transferred by a written deed , or by legal possession , as in the case of land and houses ; services , also , can be transferred , as when a ...
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... sometimes we can hardly distinguish . Shall we say that the meat put into the mouth is directly , but the fork which puts it in is indirectly , useful ? 9. Commodity . We now know exactly what is wealth ; but instead of speaking ...
... sometimes we can hardly distinguish . Shall we say that the meat put into the mouth is directly , but the fork which puts it in is indirectly , useful ? 9. Commodity . We now know exactly what is wealth ; but instead of speaking ...
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... sometimes dry up altogether . The dirtiest pools then become very valuable for keeping the flocks of sheep alive . In New South Wales water has been sold for three shillings a bucketful . When a drought breaks up , sudden floods come ...
... sometimes dry up altogether . The dirtiest pools then become very valuable for keeping the flocks of sheep alive . In New South Wales water has been sold for three shillings a bucketful . When a drought breaks up , sudden floods come ...
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... sometimes have to cut down a large tree with stone axes , which is very hard work , in order to catch an opossum or two . Men who live in this way from hand to mouth have no time nor strength to make arrangements so as to get food and ...
... sometimes have to cut down a large tree with stone axes , which is very hard work , in order to catch an opossum or two . Men who live in this way from hand to mouth have no time nor strength to make arrangements so as to get food and ...
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... sometimes leads us to discover wonderful things which we should not have otherwise thought it possible to do ; it is suffi- cient to mention the discovery of photography and the invention of the telegraph and the telephone . No doubt it ...
... sometimes leads us to discover wonderful things which we should not have otherwise thought it possible to do ; it is suffi- cient to mention the discovery of photography and the invention of the telegraph and the telephone . No doubt it ...
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