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obstructed production of food, and every other 
commodity. Both Industry and Knowledge 
feel its effect, there is a constant rivality among 
Laborers, producers, teachers, authors, &c. be- 
cause their exuberant labors /may clog the mar- 
kets. But Wealth hardly feels the effects of 
Competition, whence its superiority. Yet when 
moved by Cupidity , it tries to monopolize some 
objects, such as Land, or Corn, or Money, , . 
So as to make all other classes subservient. 
15, There is a constant Strife between Wealth 
and Labor , to give more or less of each in ex- 
change, whence the perpetual fluctuation of 
prices, their sudden rises and falls. If a correct 
and general standard of values could be found 
less variable than corn, labor or metals, a more 
adequate rate of equitable exchange could be 
introduced. Those who have proposed Labor 
have overlooked the quality of it, and the kind 
of knowledge required for its production. 
16, Some have proposed Land as a measure 
of value, but it is so variable in quality, situation, 
improvements on it, &c. that it will not do, and 
metals arp yet the most useful and general, as 
they can command all others : therefore Labor, 
Industry, Knowledge and Wealth are measured 
by them, whether they be Gold or Silver, Cop- 
per or Iron, or else their equivalents. 
17, Several means however exist to unite, 
bind and conciliate the three great Interests and 
Powers of Wealth, Knowledge and Industry, 
whereby to lessen the evil effects of Competition, 
and events enhance the effects of their combina- 
tion, by multiplying the production of useful ob- 
jects beyond conception, and thus the means of 
general enjoyments, while Wealth itself will be 
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