"Gold and silver are but merchandise, as well as cloth or linen; and that nation that buys the least, and sells the most, must always have the most money."
— Money

January 1, 1970

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Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773). Letter, 'Miscellaneous Pieces,' Letters to his Son, 5th ed. (1774), Vol. IV, p. 332.