Dudley North Quotes


One rich Man hath Lands, not only more than he can manage, but so much, that letting them out to others, he is supplied with a large over-plus, so needs no farther care.


Citations

North, Dudley. Discourses upon Trade. Tho. Basset, 1691, p. 4.

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Dudley North
Dudley North
  • Born: May 16, 1641
  • Died: December 31, 1691
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Economist

Sir Dudley North was an English merchant, politician and economist, a writer on free trade.