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" The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands; and to hinder him from employing... "
The History of the Poor: Their Rights, Duties, and the Laws Respecting Them ... - Page 12
by Thomas Ruggles - 1794
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Maanedskriftet Ny Minerva, Volume 7

1787 - 440 pages
...(gíenbom*). 3e9 finbet ,<в nbci.r'fít SJMetSorb/ fom ^íbtíl intet SOîennejïei *) The property , wich every Man has in his own labour , as it is the original foundation of all other property , foi t is tie mofl facred nnd unviolahle. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the...
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An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Volume 1

Adam Smith - Economics - 1789 - 526 pages
...and in general I know of no country in Europe in which corporation laws are fo little oppreflive. / THE property which every man has in his own | labour, as it is the original foundation of all V other property, fo it is the moft facred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in...
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 121

1865 - 632 pages
...domestic trade, was long ago given by Adam Smith in condemning the Statute of Apprenticeship : — ' The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is ihe original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony...
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A Compendium of Modern Husbandry: Principally Written During a ..., Volume 1

James Malcolm (land surveyor.) - Agricultural systems - 1805 - 494 pages
...of the different " branches of trade and manufactures, the profits " of stock have been diminishing. The property " which every man has in his own labour, as it is. " the original foundation of all other property, so" it is the most sacred and inviolable ; the patri" mony of a poor man lies in...
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The Works of Adam Smith, LL.D. and F.R.S. of London and Edinburgh:: The ...

Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 520 pages
...; and in general I know of no country in Europe in which corporation laws are fo little oppreffive. The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, fo it is the moft facred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the...
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The Works of Adam Smith, Volume 2

Adam Smith - Economics - 1812 - 582 pages
...; and in general I know of no country in Europe in which corporation laws are fo little oppreffive. The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, fo it is the moft facred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the...
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Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 79

England - 1856 - 838 pages
...world was originally purchased." And, as that clearsighted writer adds, "the property which < \\-r\- man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the...
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The Parliamentary Debates, Volume 10

Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1824 - 780 pages
...appropriate as that employed by Dr. Adam Smith, when adverting to the question of labour. His words were " The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviotable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the...
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An Excursion Through the United States and Canada During the Years 1822-1823

William Newnham Blane - Canada - 1824 - 530 pages
...and in a self-styled free nation, such tyranny should be endured. Adam Smith has well said, that " the property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the z most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in...
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The rights of industry, by the author of 'The result of machinery', i ...

Charles Knight - 1831 - 232 pages
...oppression of the labourers. CHAPTER VII. ADAM Smith, in his great work, "The Wealth of Nations," says, " The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the...
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