In the same manner if any nation wasted part of its wealth, or lost part of its trade, it could not retain the same quantity of circulating medium which it before possessed.
-- David Ricardo
   
David Ricardo   Name:
David Ricardo
Type:
Economist
Nationality:
British
Birth:
April 18, 1772
Death:
September 11, 1823
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