A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 8 A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 8

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 8

Publisher Description

This is a philosophy book. We continually inquire which of the countries of Europe is the richest in money? By that we mean, which is the people who circulate the most metals representative of objects of commerce? In the same manner we ask, which is the poorest? and thirty contending nations present themselves--the Westphalian, Limousin, Basque, Tyrolese, Valois, Grison, Istrian, Scotch, and Irish, the Swiss of a small canton, and above all the subjects of the pope. In deciding which has most, we hesitate at present between France, Spain, and Holland, which had none in 1600. Formerly, in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth centuries, the province of the papal treasury had no doubt the most ready money, and therefore the greatest trade. How do you sell that? would be asked of a theological merchant, who replied, For as much as the people are fools enough to give me.

GENRE
Religion & Spirituality
RELEASED
1778
1 January
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
307
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SIZE
420.8
KB

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