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No extension of foreign trade will immediately increase the amount of…

Quote byDavid Ricardo · 1772–1823

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1821) (Third Edition), Chapter VII, On Foreign Trade, p. 77.

English (original)

No extension of foreign trade will immediately increase the amount of value in a country, although it will very powerfully contribute to increase the mass of commodities and therefore the sum of enjoyments.

— David Ricardo

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