Nothing contributes so much to the prosperity and happiness of a country as high profits.

David Ricardo

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Topic

Profits Prosperity Capitalism

Author

David Ricardo

Source

On Protection to Agriculture

Medium

Essay

Genre

Economic literature

Language

English

Time

1822 1820s 19th century

Occupation

Economist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Ricardo, David. On Protection to Agriculture. London: John Murray, 1822.

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