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The price of corn will naturally rise with the difficulty 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 XXXII, Malthus on Rent, p. 276.

English (original)

The price of corn will naturally rise with the difficulty of producing the last portions of it,...

— David Ricardo

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