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William Petty Quotes
Here we are to remember that in consequence of our opinion that labor is the Father and active principle of wealth, as lands are the Mother, that the state by killing, mutilating, or imprisoning their members do withal punish themselves.
William Petty

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Category:
English Economist Quotes
Date of Birth:
May 27, 1623
Date of Death:
December 16, 1687
Nationality:
English
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