I Am A Beau In Nothing But

It Is Unjust That The Whole Of Society Should Contribute Towards An Expence Of Which The Benefit Is Confined To A Part Of The Society.

As Soon As The Land Of Any Country Has All Become Private Property, The Landlords, Like All Other Men, Love To Reap Where They Never Sowed, And Demand A Rent Even For Its Natural Produce.

It Is Not From The Benevolence Of The Butcher, The Brewer, Or The Baker, That We Expect Our Dinner, But From Regard To Their Own Interest. We Address Ourselves, Not To Their Humanity But To Their Self-love, And Never Talk To Them Of Our Own Necessities But Of Their Advantages. Nobody But A Beggar Chooses To Depend Chiefly Upon The Benevolence Of His Fellow Citizens.

The Ancient Egyptians Had A Superstitious Antipathy To The Sea; A Superstition Nearly Of The Same Kind Prevails Among The Indians; And The Chinese Have Never Excelled In Foreign Commerce.

The Sneaking Arts Of Underling Tradesmen Are Thus Erected Into Political Maxims For The Conduct Of A Great Empire; For It Is The Most Underling Tradesmen Only Who Make It A Rule To Employ Chiefly Their Own Customers. A Great Trader Purchases His Good Always Where They Are Cheapest And Best, Without Regard To Any Little Interest Of This Kind.