If we were left to ourselves, unfettered by legislative enactments, we should gradually withdraw our capital from the cultivation of such lands, and import the produce which is at present raised upon them.
-- David Ricardo
   
David Ricardo   Name:
David Ricardo
Type:
Economist
Nationality:
British
Birth:
April 18, 1772
Death:
September 11, 1823
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