Consumption May Be Regarded As Negative Production.

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 Commercial Storm Leaves Its Path Strewn With Ruin. When It Is Over There Is Calm, But A Dull, Heavy Calm.

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.

Knowledge Is Our Most Powerful Engine Of Production.

The Hope That Poverty And Ignorance May Gradually Be Extinguished Derives Indeed Much Support From The Steady Progress Of The Working Classes During The 19th Century.