regulation is useful and proper, when aimed at the prevention of fraud or contrivance, manifestly injurious to other kinds of production, or to the public safety, and not at prescribing the nature of the products and the methods of fabrication. Jean-Baptiste Say More Quotes by Jean-Baptiste Say More Quotes From Jean-Baptiste Say A tax can never be favorable to the public welfare, except by the good use that is made of its proceeds. Jean-Baptiste Say welfare use made But, is it possible for princes and ministers to be enlightened, when private individuals are not so? Jean-Baptiste Say ministers enlightened individual The property a man has in his own industry, is violated, whenever he is forbidden the free exercise of his faculties or talents, except insomuch as they would interfere with the rights of third parties. Jean-Baptiste Say party exercise men The ancients, by their system of colonization, made themselves friends all over the known world; the moderns have sought to make subjects, and therefore have made enemies. Jean-Baptiste Say made enemy world Still how unenlightened and ignorant are the very nations we term civilized! Jean-Baptiste Say civilized ignorant term I'il n'est pas en notre pouvoir de changer la nature des choses. Il faut les йtudier telles qu'elles sont. Jean-Baptiste Say economics The best scheme of finance is, to spend as little as possible; and the best tax is always the lightest. Jean-Baptiste Say schemes finance littles The wealthy are generally impressed with an idea, that they shall never stand in need of public charitable relief; but a little less confidence would become them better. Jean-Baptiste Say relief ideas needs To have never done anything but make the eighteenth part of a pin, is a sorry account for a human being to give of his existence. Jean-Baptiste Say done sorry giving Political economy has only become a science since it has been confined to the results of inductive investigation. Jean-Baptiste Say investigation economy political The love of domination never attains more than a factitious elevation, that is sure to make enemies of all its neighbours. Jean-Baptiste Say elevation domination enemy The government has, in all countries, a vast influence, in determining the character of the national consumption; not only because it absolutely directs the consumption of the state itself, but because a great proportion of the consumption of individuals is gained by its will and example. Jean-Baptiste Say government character country The day will come, sooner or later, when people will wonder at the necessity of taking all this trouble to expose the folly of a system, so childish and absurd, and yet so often enforced at the point of a bayonet. Jean-Baptiste Say bayonets wonder people The haggardness of poverty is everywhere seen contrasted with the sleekness of wealth, the exhorted labour of some compensating for the idleness of others, wretched hovels by the side of stately colonnades, the rags of indigence blended with the ensigns of opulence; in a word, the most useless profusion in the midst of the most urgent wants. Jean-Baptiste Say rags useless want Law has been unjustly charged with the whole blame of the calamities resulting from the scheme that bears his name. Jean-Baptiste Say law names bears What is the motive which operates in every man's breast to counteract the impulse towards the gratification of his wants and appetites? Jean-Baptiste Say appetite want men A science only advances with certainty, when the plan of inquiry and the object of our researches have been clearly defined; otherwise a small number of truths are loosely laid hold of, without their connexion being perceived, and numerous errors, without being enabled to detect their fallacy. Jean-Baptiste Say errors research numbers Valuation is vague and arbitrary, when there is no assurance that it will be generally acquiesced in by others. Jean-Baptiste Say valuation assurance arbitrary What would people think of a tradesman, that was to give a ball in his shop, hire performers, and hand refreshments about, with a view to benefit his business? Jean-Baptiste Say views hands thinking At Newfoundland, it is said, that dried cod performs the office of money Jean-Baptiste Say office said
