Gold and silver are constituted, by the nature of things, money, and universal money, independent of all convention, and of all laws.


§ 43 - Reflections on the Formation and Distribution of Wealth (1766)

Anne Robert Jacques Turgot Quotes

Gold and silver are constituted, by the nature of things, money, and universal money, independent of all convention, and of all laws.

Gold and silver are constituted, by the nature of things, money, and universal money, independent of all convention, and of all laws.

Gold and silver are constituted, by the nature of things, money, and universal money, independent of all convention, and of all laws.

Gold and silver are constituted, by the nature of things, money, and universal money, independent of all convention, and of all laws.